The Tâo Teh King
By Laozi
Translated by James Legge
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1891
First written c. 4th–3rd century BCE
In the public domain
About this text
James Legge’s translation of the Daodejing, the eighty-one short chapters on the nameless Way, its power, non-forcing action and the sage ruler. Legge’s notes are learned but read the text through Confucian and Christian eyes.
How to cite
Laozi. The Tâo Teh King: In The Texts of Tâoism, Sacred Books of the East, vol. 39. Translated by James Legge. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1891.
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