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The Tao Te Ching is a foundational Chinese classic text and central work of Taoism, traditionally attributed to Laozi and composed of 81 brief chapters on the Way and its virtue.

The Analects of Confucius (Lunyu) is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his disciples, compiled around the 5th century BCE and forming the core of Confucian thought.