Amen to that. Lao Tzu is spiritual and gentle. Confucius sounds like an apologist for imperial servitude, giving a generous dose of quotidian platitudes. All t

Amen to that. Lao Tzu is spiritual and gentle. Confucius sounds like an apologist for imperial servitude, giving a generous dose of quotidian platitudes. All this insistence on proper appearance, filial piety, and behaviour is an appalling appeal to conform. I never found anything subversive or insightful or spiritual in Confucius, but I do appreciate his sense of humour.