Lao-tse (c. 600-500 B.C.E.)

There was something nebulous existing
Born before heaven and earth.
Silent and void
It stands alone and does not change,
Goes in cycles without wearying,
It may be called the mother of the world.
I know not its name
So I call it Tao, "the way."
(Tao-te-Ching 25)