Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, in this exquisite Easton Press edition (1995), distills the ancient wisdom of Taoism into a volume of timeless elegance. Composed 2,500 years ago, its 81 poetic verses explore the harmony of wu wei (effortless action), the fluidity of the Tao (the Way), and the power of humility—“The soft overcomes the hard; the gentle overcomes the rigid.”
Bound in full leather with 22-karat gold accents and silk moiré endpapers, this edition mirrors the text’s paradoxical simplicity and depth. The absence of illustrations focuses attention on the spare, meditative prose, inviting contemplation of lines like “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”\
