The Way of Nature

The sage rules from the purest motives

Relying on quiet and inner peace.

He watches the seasons rise and fall

And if he knows how things grow, he knows

They are fed by their roots

And they return to their roots;
To grow and flower and flow.

Every thing must have its roots,

and the tendrils work quietly underground.

This quiet feeding is the Way of Nature.

                        -Tao Te Ching