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Daodejing, Book of the Way and Virtue

The Daodejing explores a Way that cannot be possessed by names and an action that avoids needless force. Its compressed sayings join government, simplicity, withdrawal, and the power of what appears weak.

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Composition: layered composition, 4th-3rd centuries BCE
Editions / translations: 1842 · 1891
Languages: Classical Chinese · English · French
Extent: 81 passages · 10,432 words