We suggest you turn to the Tao Teh Ching:
32 The Way eternal has no name. A block of wood untooled, though small, May still excel the world. And if the king and nobles could Retain its potency for good, Then everything would freely give Allegiance to their rule. The earth and sky would then conspire To bring the sweet dew down; And evenly it would be given To folk without constraining power. Creatures came to be with order's birth, And once they had appeared, Came also knowledge of repose, And with that was security. In this world, Compare those of the Way To torrents that flow Into river and sea. -- tr. R. Blakney