It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler. So, it can be called great.
It is fitting for a great nation to yield.
To rule by knowledge ravages the country.
In ancient times, those who followed the Way did not try to give people knowledge thereof, but kept them ignorant.
Life is going forth; death is returning home.
The truth often sounds paradoxical.