Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu distilled an entire philosophy into 81 short, paradoxical chapters about yielding, emptiness, and doing by not doing.
“The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name.”
Why It Matters
Lao Tzu distilled an entire philosophy into 81 short, paradoxical chapters about yielding, emptiness, and doing by not doing. It is the foundational text of Taoism and one of the most translated books in human history. Its influence extends from Chinese governance to martial arts to Western counterculture.
The 
Take
Personal reviewSimple straightforward message, follow the way, be submissive, don’t try to hard. Keep it simple
Notable Quotes
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass it.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
“Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.”