• On page 2 (= ch. 2), It reads "Everyone in the world knows that when the beautiful strives to be beautiful, it is repulsive./ Everyone knows that when the good strives to be good, it is no good." Do we agree? Are there exceptions?—KM

• In chapter two it says, "Everyone knows that when the good strives to be good, it is no good." Do you guys think a person has to be inherently good to be a good person? Is trying to be a good person not enough?—RS

• Chapter 7 provides an interesting view about a sage's ability to endure... do you guys believe this is true?—RA

• Chapter 7; What do you guys think this chapter goes to say about people who only live for themselves?—ER

• In ch. 11 what does he mean by only relying on what is not there, do we have use use of the room.—SM

• Chapter 13. We are to revere calamity, as much as we revere our own bodies. "I suffer calamity because I have a body. When I no longer have a body, what calamity could I possibly have?" Do you guys agree with this? As long as we enjoy live, we should be thankful that misfortunes can happen to us?—KW

• In poem 15, What is the meaning when he uses the word "full"?—JP

• In chapter 19 of the Daodejing of Laozi, the last couple of lines talk about being plain, simple, selfless, and desiring less. If everyone in the world were to act like this (yes i know its extremely far-fetched) does anyone think that it would cause a drastic change in crime?—PJI

• My question comes from Chapter 33. The passage asserts that contentment is necessary to become rich. Should we not strive to improve ourselves and our lives rather than simply becoming content with them? Do you agree with this passage, why or why not?—CD