Lao-tzu cultivated Tao and its virtue. He taught that one should efface oneself and be without fame in the world. He lived under the Chou dynasty. After a long time he realized that, the dynasty was declining. He decided to leave. When he reached the western frontier, Yin Hsi, the guardian of the pass, said: "You want to withdraw forever. Please write down your thoughts for me." Thereupon Lao-tzu wrote a book in two sections …showed first 75 words of 1311 total…

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