Tao Te Ching · Ch. 2

天下皆知美之為美,斯惡已。皆知善之為善,斯不善已。故有無相生,難易相成,長短相較,高下相傾,音聲相和,前後相隨。是以聖人處無為之事,行不言之教;萬物作焉而不辭,生而不有,為而不恃,功成而弗居。夫唯弗居,是以不去。

Tiān xià jiē zhī měi zhī wéi měi, sī è yǐ. Jiē zhī shàn zhī wéi shàn, sī bù shàn yǐ. Gù yǒu wú xiāng shēng, nán yì xiāng chéng, cháng duǎn xiāng jiào, gāo xià xiāng qīng, yīn shēng xiāng hé, qián hòu xiāng suí. Shì yǐ shèng rén chǔ wú wéi zhī shì, xíng bù yán zhī jiào; Wàn wù zuò yān ér bù cí, shēng ér bù yǒu, wéi ér bù shì, gōng chéng ér fú jū. Fú wéi fú jū, shì yǐ bù qù.

When all under heaven know beauty as beauty, ugliness is already there. When all know good as good, what is not good is already there. So being and non-being produce each other; difficult and easy complete each other; long and short contrast each other; high and low rest on each other; sound and voice harmonize with each other; front and back follow each other. Therefore the sage dwells in non-action and practices the teaching that uses no words. All things rise and fall without his forcing; he produces but does not possess, acts but does not rely on it, accomplishes but takes no credit. Because he takes no credit, it cannot be taken from him.

— Tao Te Ching 2

Source: Wang Bi edition (Chinese) + Hanyu Pinyin transliteration