Tao Te Ching - Translation by Garon
Tao Te Ching - Translation by Garon

"The Tao described in words is not the real Tao.
Words cannot describe it.
Nameless, it is the source of creation."

Tao Te Ching - Translation by Gibbs
Tao Te Ching - Translation by Gibbs

"The tao that can be talked about is not the Absolute Tao.
If it can be named, it is not an Absolute name.
That which has no name is the origin of heaven and earth;"

Tao Te Ching - Translation by Jane English and Gia-Fu Feng
Tao Te Ching - Translation by Jane English and Gia-Fu Feng

"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
The nameless is the beginning of heaven and Earth."



Tao Te Ching - Translation by Stan Rosenthal
Tao Te Ching - Translation by Stan Rosenthal

"Even the finest teaching is not the Tao itself. Even the finest name is insufficient to define it.
Without words, the Tao can be experienced, and without a name, it can be known.
To conduct one's life according to the Tao, is to conduct one's life without regrets; to realize that potential within oneself which is of benefit to all."