Ancient Chinese Taoism
Tao Te Ching
Laozi (Lao Tzu) • The Classic of the Way and Its Power
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Chapter I • The Embodiment of Tao
"The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name."
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