The entire book Laozi, (often spelt Lao Tzu), also known as Dao De Jing (often spelt Tao Te Ching-- "The Classic of the Way and its Power"), runs to only something over 5000 Chinese characters. The editions current today are divided into 81 chapters, so each chapter is short.
《老子》又稱《道德經》，全書只有短短五千多字，現有通行版為八十一章，因此每章都不長。