Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching 27
The source
"Good walkers leave no tracks." Lao Tzu said it in Tao Te Ching 27. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
"善行無轍迹"Original Chinese, Tao Te Ching 27. Chinese: Wang Bi edition via zh.wikisource.
Who said it
Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Keeper of the archives at the Zhou court, by tradition the author of the Tao Te Ching: eighty-one short chapters on water, softness and knowing when to stop.
Questions
- Who said "Good walkers leave no tracks."?
- Lao Tzu (6th century BC). Source: Tao Te Ching 27.
- What is the original Chinese?
- 善行無轍迹. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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