A route through the Daodejing · 8 chaptersFamous lines that were once written differently

1. 1The Way that can be told is not the constant Waynot yet coveredThe Way that can be told is not the constant Way; the name that can be named is not the co…
2. 19Cut off sageliness, discard knowledge, and the people will…not yet coveredCut off sageliness, discard knowledge, and the people will benefit a hundredfold. Cut off …
3. 37The Way is constantly without contrivance, yet nothing is…not yet coveredThe Way is constantly without contrivance, yet nothing is left undone. If lords and kings …
4. 41When the best scholars hear of the Way, they practice it…not yet coveredWhen the best scholars hear of the Way, they practice it diligently. When middling scholar…
5. 45Great perfection seems lacking, yet its use never wears outnot yet coveredGreat perfection seems lacking, yet its use never wears out. Great fullness seems empty, y…
6. 64What is at rest is easy to holdnot yet coveredWhat is at rest is easy to hold; what has not yet shown signs is easy to plan for; what is…
7. 69Those who use troops have a sayingnot yet coveredThose who use troops have a saying: I dare not play the host but play the guest; I dare no…
8. 81Trustworthy words are not beautifulnot yet coveredTrustworthy words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustworthy. The good do not …

All 81 chapters of the Daodejing

Why water is closest to the WayDoes wuwei mean doing nothing?Knowing enough, knowing when to stopLaozi on warThe infant and the newbornPu: the uncarved blockReversal and returnThe Way and namesLaozi and Confucius: humaneness, rightness, ritualHow the sage treats the people