Tao Te Ching
其安易持，其未兆易谋。其脆易破，其微易散。为之于未有，治之于未乱。合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于垒土；千里之行，始于足下。为者败之，执者失之。圣人无为故无败，无执故无失。民之从事，常于几成而败之，慎终如始，则无败事。是以圣人欲不欲，不贵难得之货；学不学，复众人之所过，以辅万物之自然，而不敢为。
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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.