Tao Te Ching 65

When they think they know the answers, people are difficult to guide. When they know that they don’t know, people can find their own way.

The simplest pattern is the clearest.
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Every so-called “leader” or “teacher” has discovered this truth. Trying to lead or teach people who already know the answers is frustrating and unfulfilling – for the leader and the led; for the teacher and the student. But, when people finally realize the extent of what they don’t know, then they search for knowledge and find wisdom mostly on their own. Leaders and teachers should open the door to not-knowing.

The principle of Occam’s razor says: all other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best; if given a choice, choose the simplest path, the simplest answer; in explaining any phenomenon, make the fewest assumptions possible. Following this principle brings only one thing: clarity. Some might say that that is the only thing that matters.