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The Sayings of Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu · Taoism · 6th century BCE
Translated by Lionel Giles
11 chapters
A topically-arranged distillation of the Tao Te Ching by Lionel Giles (1905) — passages on Tao, Virtue, the doctrine of inaction, humility, government, war, paradoxes, and Lao Tzu on himself.
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Contents
- 1Editorial Note
- 2Introduction
- 3Tao In Its Transcendental Aspect, And In Its Physical Manifestation
- 4Tao As A Moral Principle, Or ''Virtue''
- 5The Doctrine of Inaction
- 6Lowliness And Humility
- 7Government
- 8War
- 9Paradoxes
- 10Miscellaneous Sayings and Precepts
- 11Lao Tzŭ On Himself
