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A review by omnibozo22
Lao Tzu : Tao Te Ching : A Book About the Way and the Power of the Way by Laozi
5.0
Hadn't read Lao Tzu in a long time, and never this version. Enjoyed it a lot. If Dumbtruck could read, he'd be amazed to find himself in the text, many times and never in a good way.
Le Guin doesn't read Chinese, as she explains in the notes, but she examined many different translations over time, and reworked them to make sense to her. The result is very readable.
"The disordered society if full of loyal patriots."
"Acting simply
True leaders are hardly known to their followers.
Next after them are the leaders the people know and admire;
after them, those they fear;
after them, those they despise.
To give no trust is to get no trust.
When the work's done right,
with no fuss or boasting,
ordinary people say,
Oh, we did it."
Le Guin doesn't read Chinese, as she explains in the notes, but she examined many different translations over time, and reworked them to make sense to her. The result is very readable.
"The disordered society if full of loyal patriots."
"Acting simply
True leaders are hardly known to their followers.
Next after them are the leaders the people know and admire;
after them, those they fear;
after them, those they despise.
To give no trust is to get no trust.
When the work's done right,
with no fuss or boasting,
ordinary people say,
Oh, we did it."