LaoZi and KongZi I like LaoZi(Lao Tse) more than KongZi(Confucius) as the same to Franky. Why? Because, to be an official, KongZi always sucks up to the ruling class, though he is regarded as a great thinker and educator by most of people in China. However, i have to say that i am still agree with a part of his opinion. For instance, " There should be no distinction of classes in teaching（有教无类。）" or "No sooner said than done（言必信，行必果。）" or " Leaning without thinking leads to confusedness, thinking without learning ends in tired out.（学而不思则罔，死而不学则殆。）" LaoZi is elder than Kongzi by 20 years, to be Kongzi 's teacher, LaoZi has said to him " Do not complain about any others all the time otherwise they will hate you, it's too danger to die.(聪明深察而近于死者，好议人者也)" . In my opinion, LaoZi is the most greatest PHILOSOPHER in Chiese history In 534 BC, when KongZi was seventeen, he visited to LaoZi for leaning manner of the funeral ceremony of nobles. ---That is the way to edge oneself into the upper class. At that time, LaoZi had been the official historian of Zhou Dynasty already. Finally, LaoZi left home and went to the west, arrived in ZhouZhi County(in Shaanxi Province) for practice hard. He wrote "Dao De Jing《道德经》" on his way, in this book, he said " The WAY that can be told of is not an Unvarying Way; The Names that can be named are not Unvarying Names. " or " The WAY drives one, one drives two, and three, and everything in the world." ------------ I DO love these words!