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| "The good ruler seeks peace and not war, and he rules by persuasion rather than by force." |
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| The earliest known figure of Taoism in ancient China is Lao Tzu, the legendary author in the 5th century BCE of the Tao Te Ching or "Classic of the Way [Tao] and Its Power." The Tao is the formless and infinite origin of all things. Taoism became both a philosophical school and an organized religion, with orders of priests serving the people of China through their knowledge of deities, rituals, and divination. |
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For Taoists, the yin and yang are a stylized diagram of the elements which make up the wholeness of the universe and the human person. |
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