QuoteQuest“There is a thing inherent and natural, Which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades everywhere and never becomes exhausted. It may be regarded as the Mother of the Universe. I do not know its name. If I am forced to give it a name, I call it Tao, and I name it as supreme.”
— Lao Tzu
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- Title
- Wikiquote: Laozi
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
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- Wikiquote
Context
translated by Ch'u Ta-Kao (1904)
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Tzu, Lao. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Laozi. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Laozi
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