Tao Te Ching · Ch. 42

道生一,一生二,二生三,三生萬物。萬物負陰而抱陽,沖氣以為和。人之所惡,唯孤寡不穀,而王公以為稱。故物或損之而益,或益之而損。人之所教,我亦教之。強梁者不得其死,吾將以為教父。

Dào shēng yī, yī shēng èr, èr shēng sān, sān shēng wàn wù. Wàn wù fù yīn ér bào yáng, chōng qì yǐ wéi hé. Rén zhī suǒ wù, wéi gū guǎ bù gǔ, ér wáng gōng yǐ wéi chēng. Gù wù huò sǔn zhī ér yì, huò yì zhī ér sǔn. Rén zhī suǒ jiào, wǒ yì jiào zhī. Qiáng liáng zhě bù dé qí sǐ, wú jiāng yǐ wéi jiào fù.

The Tao gives birth to One; One gives birth to Two; Two gives birth to Three; Three gives birth to the ten thousand things. The ten thousand things carry yin on their backs and hold yang in their arms, and the blending of breath between them produces harmony. What people hate most — to be orphaned, lonely, or unworthy — are exactly the terms by which kings and lords name themselves. Thus things are sometimes increased by diminishing them, and sometimes diminished by increasing them. What others teach I also teach: a strong and violent person will not die a natural death. I take this as the root of my teaching.

— Tao Te Ching 42

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