人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。 · Man takes the earth as his model,the earth takes Heaven as its model,Heaven takes the Tao as its model,and the Tao takes what is natural as its model.· Man follows the way of Earth. Earth follows the way of Heaven. Heaven follows the way of Nature. Nature follows its own way. (Laozi [c.600-c.470 BC]: The Book of Tao and Teh) |