Tao Te Ching
有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，独立而不改，周行而不殆，可以为天下母，吾不知其名，字之曰道，强为之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰远，远曰反，故道大，天大，地大，王亦大。域中有四大，而王居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。
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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.