Pentru aceasta noua traducere in limba romana a scrierii lui Lao Tse, am consultat mai multe editii critice engleze si franceze, punand in paralel textele propriu-zise, prefetele si notele infrapaginale. Astfel, am utilizat: Lao Tzu, The Way of Life, translation and introduction by R.B. Blakney, Mentor, New York, 1955; Laozi, Dao de jing. The Book of the Way, translation and commentary by Robert Moss, Berkeley; London, University of California Press, 2004 (editii in limba engleza); Lao Tseu, Tao...