Lao Tzu ~Tao Te Ching

The Tao that can be defined
is not the real Tao,

The name that can be named
is not the real Name.
The unnamable Tao is the source of
Heaven and Earth,

Naming is the mother of all particular things.

Free from desire, you experience mystery,

Trapped in desire, you see only appearances.

Mystery and appearance have different names,

but they emerge from the same source.
This source is called darkness, deep darkness,

and yet it is the way to all wisdom.