Man takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao.
Tao Te Ching
600 BCEBy the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth
Apology
Plato399 BCE
Philosopher
200 BCEMan takes his law from the Earth; the Earth takes its law from Heaven; Heaven takes its law from the Tao.
By the force of eloquence they mean the force of truth