All things are born of being.
Being is born of non-being.
 Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching (4th century BC). copy citation

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Author Lao Tzu
Source Tao Te Ching
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Date 4th century BC
Language English
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Note Translated by Stephen Mitchell
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“His constant practice is humility. He doesn't glitter like a jewel but lets himself be shaped by the Tao, as rugged and common as stone. 40 Return is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. All things are born of being. Being is born of non-being. 41 When a superior man hears of the Tao, he immediately begins to embody it. When an average man hears of the Tao, he half believes it, half doubts it. When a foolish man hears of the Tao,” source