Welcome to the Sonshi Library...when Sun Tzu's Art of War is not enough. The following lists the foremost thinkers and strategists in world history. All works are unabridged and complete. Enjoy!

Lao Tzu "Tao Te Ching"

Confucius said after having met Lao Tzu: "I know a bird can fly, a fish can swim, and an animal can run. For that which runs a net can be made; for that which swims a line can be made; for that which flies an arrow can be made. But the dragon's ascent into heaven on the wind and the clouds is something which is beyond my knowledge. It is ungraspable, unfathomable. Is not Lao Tzu like the dragon?" It has been expressed the Tao Te Ching is advice on how to rule the nation, and this political orientation seems at odds with the contemplative mysticism many see in the book, with its advice to "do nothing," with its skepticism about value judgments, and with its alienation from the conventional society.