While Confucius noted the importance of "correct" language in Taoism, language is said to cause divisions and differences within society in the Taoism, thus taking away the totality associated with the Dao. The Tao is impartial towards all things, because it passes through everything and is eternally present in all things. In the first lines of the Tao Te Ching, it is said that “The unnameable is the eternal real. Naming is the origin of all particular things. While Confucius believed in the importance of naming things correctly and correcting language, it is evident that language is seen as less important in Taoism. In the previous quotation from the Tao Te Ching, we can understand that the “unnameable” does not need to be named or characterized. Things that can be named are not considered eternal by the Tao Te Ching philosophy. A potential explanation behind the perception that words play a lesser role is that the Tao cannot be expressed in language. If the Dao, the most fundamental principle of the philosophy of Taoism, cannot be expressed in words, then words should not be as important as they are in Confucian philosophy. Not only is language considered less important by Taoism, it is potentially harmful and divisive. When things are considered to have a particular characteristic, such as being good or beautiful, then other things are considered bad or ugly.,