Tao Te Ching
上士闻道，勤而行之；中士闻道，若存若亡；下士闻道，大笑之，不笑不足以为道。故建言有之？明道若昧。进道若退，夷道若颣，上德若谷，大白若辱，广德若不足，建德若揄，质真若渝，大方无隅，大器晚成，大音希声，大象无形，道隐无名，夫唯道善贷且成。
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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.