The eternal source

"The Tao Te Ching is one of the oldest and most translated books in history. Over the past 2500 years, these eighty-one rudimentary verses have been translated, interpreted, and paraphrased innumerable times-probably almost as much as the Bible. The true beauty of the Tao Te Ching lies in its simplicity and general lack of law, codes, or dogma. The Tao Te Ching says that true wisdom cannot simply be written in words or symbols-it must be lived and experienced. And, he who is truly wise does not even know how wise he is. ..."--Page 4 of cover.