"Knowing that you don't know ...."

Knowing that you don’t know is superior.

Not knowing wisdom is sickness.

The sage is not sick because he knows that his sickness is sickness.

Since he knows that his sickness is sickness, then he’s not sick.

Lao Tzu

"... For those who emphasise ritual ...."

… For those who emphasize ritual inspire little trust,

but this is the beginning of disorder.

Diviners make Tao flowery,

and this is the beginning of foolishness.

This is why the superior person deals with the profound

and does not dwell on the superficial

He deals with the solid,

and does not dwell on the flowery.

Therefore he takes that and leaves this.

Lao Tzu

"Therefore he who knows ...."

“Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.”

Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 46

"In the pursuit of learning ...."

In the pursuit of learning, every day

something is acquired.

In the pursuit of Tao, every day

something is dropped.

Less and less is done

Until non-action is achieved.

When nothing is done, nothing is left

undone.

The world is ruled by letting things

take their course.

It cannot be ruled by interfering.

Lao Tzu

"Without going outside ...."

Without going outside, you may know

the whole world.

Without looking through the window,

you may see the ways of heaven.

The farther you go, the less you know.

Thus the sage knows without traveling;

He sees without looking;

He works without doing.

Lao Tzu