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Lao Tzu (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ; Wade-Giles: Laosi; also Laozi, Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Laosi, Lao Zi, Laocius, Lao Ce, and other variations) was a mystic philosopher of ancient China, best known as the author of the Tao Te Ching (often simply referred to as Laozi). His association with the Tao Te Ching has led him to be traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (pronounced as "Daoism"). He is also revered as a deity in most religious forms of the Taoist religion, which often refers to Laozi as Taishang Laojun, or "One of the Three Pure Ones". Laozi translated literally from Chinese means "old master" or "old one", and is generally considered honorific.

According to Chinese tradition, Laozi lived in the 6th century BCE. Hi ...more

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	Tao Te Ching 4.30 avg rating — 167,869 ratings — published -350 — 3077 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hua Hu Ching: The Unknown Teachings of Lao Tzu by Lao Tzu, Brian Browne Walker 4.30 avg rating — 954 ratings — published 1992 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching by Lao Tzu, Hua-Ching Ni (Translator) 4.35 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sayings Of Lao Tzu 4.10 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1904 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of Laotse by Lao Tzu, Lin Yutang (translator) 4.37 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 1948 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essential Writings of Taoism: The Tao te Ching and the Chuang Tzu by Lao Tzu, Zhuangzi, James Legge 4.26 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts for the Free Life: Lao Tsu to the Present by Lao Tzu, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost 4.19 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laozi's Dao De Jing: A New Interpretation for a Transformative Time by Lao Tzu, Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.42 avg rating — 81 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lao-Tzus Tao and Wu Wei 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El libro del Tao: el manga 3.47 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

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“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

tags: inspirational, life, philosophy

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: travel

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June 2024 Old School Classics Poll

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, 1838, 608 pages

61 votes, 24.0%

As You Like It by William Shakespeare, 1599, 263 pages

60 votes, 23.6%

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad, 1907, 304 pages

39 votes, 15.4%

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, `400 BCE, 107 pages

31 votes, 12.2%

Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886, 288 pages

28 votes, 11.0%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272 pages

18 votes, 7.1%

The Man of Property by John Galsworthy, 1906, 364 pages

17 votes, 6.7%

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