Tao gave them birth; The power of Tao reared them, shaped them according to their kinds, perfected them, giving to each its strength. Therefore as Tao bore them and the power of Tao reared them, made them grow, fostered them, harboured them, brewed for them, so you must rear them, but not claim them as your own, control them, but never lean upon them, be chief among them, but not manage them. This is called the Mysterious Power.

Tao Te Ching, Chapter 51