Confucianism teaches that intellectuals should devote themselves to the management of society and state, while Taoism teaches that one should step back from the affairs of man and enter into contemplation. Between them, the two cover the different aspects of wisdom needed for life.
儒家講的是經世治國的入世胸懷，道家卻是退一步海闊天空的逆向思維，進退間彰顯著不同的生命智慧。