“It is the paradox of every poet to have to transcend the logical function of language through language... Because paradox is the principal mode of Lao Tzu's thought processes, it is the nature of Chinese language, especially ancient Chinese, to be poetic.”
— Ralph Alan Dale 1920 – 2006 CE
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from Tao Te Ching, a new translation and commentary
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