Stoicism
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius · 180
The private notebook of a Roman emperor on virtue, duty and tranquility.
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Philosophy · Taoism
Tao Te Ching
by Laozi
The foundational text of Taoism on the way and its virtue.
- First published (per catalogue record)
- c. 400 BCE
- Subgenre
- Taoism
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