The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. Unnamed is the beginning of heaven and earth. With a name, the mother of all creation.
--from the Dao De Jing (道德經), by Laozi (老子, a half-mythical figure of ancient China)
ming ke ming, fei chang ming. wu ming tian di zhi shi; you ming wan wu zhi mu.
名可名，非常名。無名天地之始；有名萬物之母。
