When the superior man hears the Way, he is scarcely able to put it into practice. When the middling man hears the Way, he appears now to preserve it, now to lose it. When the inferior man hears the Way, he laughs at it loudly. If he did not laugh, it would not be fit to be the Way. For this reason, There is a series of epigrams that says: “The bright Way seems dim. The forward Way seems backward. The level Way seems bumpy. Superior integrity seems like a valley. The greatest whiteness seems grimy. Ample integrity seems insufficient. Robust integrity seems apathetic. Plain truth seems sullied. The great square has no corners. The great vessel is never completed. The great note sounds muted. The great image has no form. The Way is concealed and has no name.” Indeed, The Way alone is good at beginning and good at completing.