老子

Laozi

道可道，非恆道； 名可名，非恆名。 無名，天地之始； 有名，萬物之母。 故， 恆無欲也，以觀其妙； 恆有欲也，以觀其徼。 此兩者同出而異名， 同謂之玄。 玄之又玄，眾妙之門。

第一章

The Dao that can be stated, is not the eternal Dao; The name that can be named, is not the eternal name. The unnamed is the origin of heaven and earth; The named is the mother of the myriad things. Therefore, Constantly having no desire in order to view its commencement; Constantly having desire in order to view its termination. These two have the same origin, but they differ in name; Both are called Mystery. Mystery after Mystery, is the gate to all wonders.

天下皆知美之爲美， 斯惡已； 皆知善之爲善， 斯不善已。 故 有無相生， 難易相成， 長短相形， 高下相傾， 音聲相和， 前後相隨。 是以 聖人處無爲之事， 行不言之敎， 萬物作焉而不辭， 生而不有， 爲而不恃， 功成而弗居。 夫唯弗居，是以不去。

第二章

第二章

道德經

Tao Te Ching