“[The Tao-Tê-Ching] is interesting as a collection of many genuine utterances of Lao Tzŭ, sandwiched however between thick wads of padding from which little meaning can be extracted except by enthusiasts who curiously enough disagree absolutely among themselves.”

—  Herbert Giles, book A History of Chinese Literature

"Lao Tzŭ", p. 58
A History of Chinese Literature (1901)

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