It is easy to understand what I'm saying,
but it seems like nobody does.
It is easy to live by my teachings,
but it seems like nobody wants to.

What I say and do is nothing new.
Understand that or you'll never understand me.

Although I am so rarely understood,
it doesn't diminish the value of what I have.
The Wise may look poor on the outside,
because they keep their riches in their hearts.

-- Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching Chapter 70, tr. Timothy Freke