Ting Ho - Chapter 41 of Tao The Ching

When a wise scholar hears the Tao,
He practices it diligently.
When a mediocre scholar hears the Tao, he wavers between belief and unbelief.
When a worthless scholar hears the Tao, He laughs boisterously at it.
But if such a one does not laugh at it,
The Tao would not be the Tao!
The wise men of old have truly said:
The bright way looks dim.
The progressive Way looks retrograde.
The smooth way looks rugged.
High Virtue looks like an abyss.
Great whiteness looks spotted.
Abundant Virtue looks deficient.
Established Virtue looks shabby.
Solid Virtue looks as though melted.
Great squareness has no corners.
Great talents ripen late.

From: Ting Ho