Who has greater wisdom, Laozi or Confucius?

Confucius is the founder of Confucianism, while Laozi is the founder of Taoism. Both of them are quite wise people, each with his own strong points, and they are indistinguishable. But if we must compare the two, Confucius is the one with greater wisdom.

Laozi's thought of governing by doing nothing is very free and easy. In the Spring and Autumn Period, he put forward an idea similar to "atheism", which can be said to be very advanced, and its essence is similar to that of modern Marxism, which is correct. It can be said that Laozi's philosophical thought is the crystallization of ancient working people's exploration of the world, and simple materialism is a great event that China's philosophy should be proud of. And the thought of inaction was highly respected before Dong Zhongshu ousted a hundred schools of thought. For example, Dou Taihou agreed with and applied the thought of inaction in government affairs. Taoism, based on Laozi, was one of the great religions in China for a long time in ancient times. The crystallization of knowledge and wisdom contained in Tao Te Ching is still worth watching and learning in today's social situation.

Laozi is so excellent and wise, so why is Confucius more wise? First of all, they are both founders of the theory, and the influence of Confucianism is far greater than that of Taoism throughout history. Burning books and burying Confucianism in the pre-Qin period was the most declining time of Confucianism, but a single spark could start a prairie fire. After Dong Zhong "ousted a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", the orthodox position of Confucianism was established. Until the May 4th Movement, the orthodox position of Confucianism was hard to shake. Secondly, the essence of Confucius' thought has been passed down through the ages in the form of quotations, and there is an allusion that "half of the Analects of Confucius governs the world", which shows the importance of Confucius' thought to politics. Most importantly, Confucius' disciples are all over the world, and 72 wise men are proficient in the six arts. Open branches and leaves for Confucianism.

Both of them have great wisdom. Confucius stepped onto the international stage, wrote poems, songs and popular music, and cultivated and influenced the successors of Confucianism from generation to generation. Mencius was one of them, which I didn't have. Therefore, he is considered to be more wise.