Wang Bi explains that holding the Great Image attracts all under Heaven. They come without harm and find peace. Music and food may tempt passersby, but the Dao spoken is bland, flavorless, invisible, inaudible — yet its use is inexhaustible.

Heshang Gong says the sage who holds to the great Dao attracts all people. Though music and delicacies tempt the traveler, the Dao itself is bland and flavorless — yet when used to govern, it brings national peace and prolongs life without end.