Tao Te Ching
道者万物之奥，善人之宝，不善人之所保。美言可以市，尊行可以加人。人之不善，何弃之有。故立天子，置三公，虽有拱璧以先驷马，不如坐进此道。古之所以贵此道者，何不日以求得？有罪以免耶，故为天下贵。
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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.