laotzu Chinese philosopher Noted Chinese philosopher Contemporary of Confucius Father of Taoism Philosopher who said "A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step" Taoism founder "Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful" espouser "The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao" philosopher "Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy" philosopher Founder of Taoism