A route through the Daodejing · 8 chaptersDoes wuwei mean doing nothing?

1. 3Do not exalt the worthy, and the people will not contendnot yet coveredDo not exalt the worthy, and the people will not contend. Do not prize goods hard to get, …
2. 17The best rulersnot yet coveredThe best rulers: those below merely know they exist. Next: they are loved and praised. Nex…
3. 29One who wants to take the world and work on it, I see that…not yet coveredOne who wants to take the world and work on it, I see that he will not succeed. The world …
4. 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 …
5. 48In pursuing learning, one adds every daynot yet coveredIn pursuing learning, one adds every day; in pursuing the Way, one sheds every day. Shed a…
6. 57Govern the state with rectitude, use troops with surprise…not yet coveredGovern the state with rectitude, use troops with surprise, win the world by not meddling. …
7. 60Governing a great state is like cooking a small fishnot yet coveredGoverning a great state is like cooking a small fish. When the Way is used to oversee the …
8. 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…

All 81 chapters of the Daodejing

Famous lines that were once written differentlyWhy water is closest to the WayKnowing 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