Two author templates, one more precise: Both Saxon and MSXSL take the first as the more precise

<xsl:stylesheet ... > 

<xsl:template match="thought/author" >
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:text>The author of this well known thought is: </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="." />
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="author" >
<xsl:copy>
<xsl:text>The author is: </xsl:text>
<xsl:value-of select="." />
</xsl:copy>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

More precise definition of precedence later