Laozi (, Chinese: 老子), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, is a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching (Laozi), the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi. A Chinese honorific typically translated as "the Old Master (zi)", the name and text...
The more laws and order are made prominent,
The more thieves and robbers there will be.
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.