See: http://www.wussu.com/laotzu/laotzu41.html   The first part of this chapter has already been discussed elsewhere. I like to hear what the Bums have to say on the second part (the part beginning with:  "Hence it is said"). My personal impression is that all those paradoxes are variants of "don't overdo things". But is that right? And if it is, is that all there is to it?