Tao Te Ching · Ch. 32

道常無名。樸,雖小,天下莫能臣也。侯王若能守之,萬物將自賓。天地相合,以降甘露,民莫之令而自均。始制有名,名亦既有,夫亦將知止,知止可以不殆。譬道之在天下,猶川谷之於江海。

Dào cháng wú míng. Pǔ, suī xiǎo, tiān xià mò néng chén yě. Hóu wáng ruò néng shǒu zhī, wàn wù jiāng zì bīn. Tiān dì xiāng hé, yǐ jiàng gān lù, mín mò zhī lìng ér zì jūn. Shǐ zhì yǒu míng, míng yì jì yǒu, fú yì jiāng zhī zhǐ, zhī zhǐ kě yǐ bù dài. Pì dào zhī zài tiān xià, yóu chuān gǔ zhī yú jiāng hǎi.

The Tao is eternal and has no name. Though the uncarved block is small, nothing in the world can master it. If lords and kings could hold to it, all things would naturally become their guests. Heaven and earth would unite and send down sweet dew; without any command from the people, it would distribute itself evenly. When order is established, names arise; once names exist, one should also know when to stop — knowing when to stop, one can be free from danger. The Tao's relationship to the world is like that of rivers and streams to the sea.

— Tao Te Ching 32

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