Tao Te Ching

The Chinese classic of Taoism attributed to the sage Laozi: eighty-one short chapters on the Tao, the way that underlies all things, and on ruling and living by humility, simplicity and non-action.

Start reading81 chapters, about 11,000 words

Famous quotes

• Governing a great state is like cooking small fish.

  Part II, Chapter 60In context

  • Government
  • Leadership

• Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong, but no one is able to carry it out in practice.

  Part II, Chapter 78In context

  • Wisdom

• Sincere words are not fine; fine words are not sincere.

  Part II, Chapter 81In context

  • Truth & Lies

Contents

Part I

1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23
24. Chapter 24
25. Chapter 25
26. Chapter 26
27. Chapter 27
28. Chapter 28
29. Chapter 29
30. Chapter 30
31. Chapter 31
32. Chapter 32
33. Chapter 33
34. Chapter 34
35. Chapter 35
36. Chapter 36
37. Chapter 37

Part II

1. Chapter 38
2. Chapter 39
3. Chapter 40
4. Chapter 41
5. Chapter 42
6. Chapter 43
7. Chapter 44
8. Chapter 45
9. Chapter 46
10. Chapter 47
11. Chapter 48
12. Chapter 49
13. Chapter 50
14. Chapter 51
15. Chapter 52
16. Chapter 53
17. Chapter 54
18. Chapter 55
19. Chapter 56
20. Chapter 57
21. Chapter 58
22. Chapter 59
23. Chapter 60
24. Chapter 61
25. Chapter 62
26. Chapter 63
27. Chapter 64
28. Chapter 65
29. Chapter 66
30. Chapter 67
31. Chapter 68
32. Chapter 69
33. Chapter 70
34. Chapter 71
35. Chapter 72
36. Chapter 73
37. Chapter 74
38. Chapter 75
39. Chapter 76
40. Chapter 77
41. Chapter 78
42. Chapter 79
43. Chapter 80
44. Chapter 81