This is a great translation
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I have have read several differant translations of this classic and by far Watson's translation is the best. His vivid translation is the closest to the origanal Chinese text. A great book!
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one of the best available english translations
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The language is direct, giving some hint of the concision and grace of classical Chinese, but also retains some of the subtle humor of this profoundly subversive philosopher. Burton Watson tried to create a translation that serves both scholarly and a poetic purposes, and to a large extent his elegant work succeeeds better than any other English translation to date.
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