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"There is a chaotic thing, born before heaven and earth, So silent, so empty, unique and unchanging, circling endlessly, It could be considered the Mother of all under heaven. I do not know its name. I reluctantly style it "Tao" And if forced to, reluctantly describe it as "great." "Great" can be described as going ever onward. "Going ever onward" can be described as going far. "Going far" can be described as returning. Hence, Tao is great. Heaven is great, earth is great, and mankind, also, is great. There are four phenomena in the universe, and mankind is one of them. Mankind follows the ways of the earth, The earth follows the ways of heaven, Heaven follows the ways of Tao, And Tao follows the ways of Nature."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 11