Book description
Traditionally attributed to Lao Tzu, an older contemporary of Confucius
(551 - 479 BC), it is now thought that the work was compiled in about
the fourth century BC. An anthology of wise sayings, it offers a model
by which the individual can live rather than explaining the human place
in the universe. The moral code it encourages is based on modesty and
self-restraint, and the rewards reaped for such a life are harmony and
flow of life.
Lao Tzu is a Chinese philosopher and founder of the Taoist religion
in China. His name means 'Old Master'. He worked as a librarian at the
court of Chou. When the kingdom showed signs of decay, Lao Tzu left
and was never heard of again. Tao Te Chingis said to be his the
principles of his philosophy.
D. C. Lau read Chinese at the University of Hong Kong and in 1946 he
went to Glasgow where he read philosophy.
