Tao Te Ching
其政闷闷，其民醇醇；其政察察，其民缺缺。祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏。孰知其极，其无正。正复为奇，善复为妖。人之迷，其日固久。是以圣人方而不割，廉而不害，直而不肆，光而不耀。
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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.