Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu Author:D. C. Lau translation The "Lao tzu", as it is usually called, is the principla classic in the thought of Taoism. Tradionally axcribed to on Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucium, the work is more probably an anthology of wise sayings compiled in about the 4th century BC. As a treatise both on personal conduct and on government it is moreal reather than mystic... more »al in tone, and advances a philosophy of meekness as the surest path to survival. In the clear English of D. C. Lau's new translation this famous Chinese book can be enjoyed especially for it pure poetry.« less