[14] Tao-tê ching, p. ii

[15] See the Shang-yu-lu (尙友錄), Ch. 9, art. 王.

[16] Notes on Chinese Literature, p. 179.

[17] Tao te, &c. Observations Détachées, p. xxxix.

[18] Notes on Chinese Literature, p. 173. I have failed, however, to verify the concluding part of the sentence.

[19] Notes, &c., p. 173.

[20] Notes, &c., p. 174.

[21] Notes, &c., p. 173.

[22] Shi-chi, Ch. 8.

CHAPTER IV.
GENERAL VIEW OF LAO-TZŬ’s TEACHINGS.