Tao Te Ching
致虚极，守静笃，万物并作，吾以观其复。夫物芸芸，各复归其根。归根曰静，是谓复命。复命曰常。知常曰明。不知常，妄作，凶。知常容。容乃公。公乃王。王乃天。天乃道。道乃久。没身不殆。
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6th C.
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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.