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

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

CONTENTS

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	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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