Dao De Jing is a classical wisdom book purportedly written by Laozi. It is one of the most-read books in the world today. It comprises 81 short poems. In some sense, it is close to Jesus's parables. I wrote a book about this: Reading Jesus' Parables with Dao De Jing. For my full translation of the Dao De Jing, please click on this link (it's free).
Calligraphy by Yung Suk Kim
"To keep softness is the strength"
--Dao De Jing 52