From the Sacred Tao Te Ching Ch1-14

Throughout history, the spirit of enlightened masters has been the everlasting inspiration for artistic and cultural activities in the human world. Lao Tzu, the ancient master of supreme wisdom and boundless virtue is such an example. He lived in China around the sixth century BC. His teaching has benefited the land and the people with a very precious spiritual lineage and splendid cultural traditions. 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. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things…