When the highest of men hear of dao and truth they put it into practice quite diligently. When the common types hear of dao, they seem to be in two minds about it, half believing, aware and unaware of some. When the lowest types hear of dao, they ridicule or laugh loudly - but if they did not laugh, it would be no dao. Great virtue seems hollow and empty. Yes, the loftiest is something abysmal.
Great tools do slow work.
Great inside talent takes long to ripen. 81 True words hardly sound fine. Nice words are far from always true. Brilliant wisdom is different from sordid learning. Much bookish learning can mean too little wisdom.