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The Sayings of Lao-Tzu, Lionel Giles translation [1905], at DarkSideOfTheNet.com

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Printed in Great Britain by
Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.

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CONTENTS

 

 

PAGE

 

INTRODUCTION

9

I.

TAO IN ITS TRANSCENDENTAL ASPECT AND IN ITS PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION

19

II.

TAO AS A MORAL PRINCIPLE, OR "VIRTUE"

24

III.

THE DOCTRINE OF INACTION

30

IV.

LOWLINESS AND HUMILITY

33

V.

GOVERNMENT

37

VI.

WAR

41

VII.

PARADOXES

43

VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS SAYINGS AND PRECEPTS

47

IX.

LAO TZŬ ON HIMSELF

54

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