A review by savaging
The Complete Works of Lao Tzu: Tao Teh Ching & Hua Hu Ching by Hua-Ching Ni, Laozi

5.0

Call me a hippy, but I found this to be the most accurate, well-thought-through, and meaningful 'foundation' text from any of the world's major religions.

I hear [a:Ursula LeGuin|7203341|Ursula LeGuin|https://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-d9f6a4a5badfda0f69e70cc94d962125.png] did a translation. I'd like to read that.

Gain or loss: which one hurts?

Extreme love exacts a great price.
Many possessions entail heavy loss.

Know what is enough--
Abuse nothing.
Know when to stop--
Harm nothing.

This is how to last a long time.