Tao Te Ching
古之善为士者，微妙玄通，深不可识。夫唯不可识，故强为之容﹕与兮若冬涉川，犹兮若畏四邻，俨兮其若客，涣兮若冰之将释，敦兮其若朴，旷兮其若谷，浑兮其若浊。孰能浊以（止）静之，徐清？孰能安以久动之，徐生？保此道者，不欲盈。夫唯不盈，故能蔽不新成。
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The Tao Te Ching is a Chinese classic text traditionally credited to the 6th-century BC sage Laozi. The text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Philosophical Taoism and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism and Neo-Confucianism.