Tao Te Ching
以正治国，以奇用兵，以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉？以此。天下多忌讳而民弥贫。民多利器，国家滋昏。人多技巧，奇物滋起。法物滋彰，盗贼多有。故圣人云﹕我无为而民自化，我好静而民自正，我无事而民自富，我无欲而民自朴。
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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.