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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 4.29 avg rating — 182,249 ratings — published -350 — 3141 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 — 1,003 ratings — published 1992 — 31 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) 4.34 avg rating — 557 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 Wisdom of Laotse by Lao Tzu, Lin Yutang (translator) 4.36 avg rating — 160 ratings — 14 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 4.19 avg rating — 145 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
	Lao-Tzus Tao and Wu Wei 4.12 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1919 — 70 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
	Thoughts for the Free Life: Lao Tsu to the Present by Lao Tzu, Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost 4.20 avg rating — 105 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
	El libro del Tao: el manga 3.56 avg rating — 52 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
	Tao Te Ching: The Essential Chapters by Lao Tzu, Roger Urban (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 42 ratings — 4 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 Zi: The Silence of the Wise by Lao Tzu, Koh Kok Kiang (Translator), Wong Lit Khiong (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 35 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

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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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Don Juan by Molière 1665, 146 pages

18 votes, 21.2%

Père Goriot by Honoré de Balzac 1835, 370 pages

13 votes, 15.3%

Elizabeth and Her German Garden by Elizabeth von Arnim 1898, 207 pages

13 votes, 15.3%

The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson 1220, 180 pages

9 votes, 10.6%

All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare 1604, 336 pages

9 votes, 10.6%

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn 1688, 144 pages

8 votes, 9.4%

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu -600, 160 pages

7 votes, 8.2%

Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov 1859, 586 pages

5 votes, 5.9%

Hester by Mrs. Oliphant 1883, 468 pages

3 votes, 3.5%

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