
' Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done The world is sacred It can't be enhanced If you tamper with it you'll ruin it If you treat it like an object you'll lose it' Stephen Mitchell's translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way) has sold over half a million copies worldwide In this stunningly beautiful edition of the fundamental modern Taoist philosophy text Mitchell's words are set against ancient Chinese paintings selected by Asian art expert Dr Stephen Little