--- title: "10 Gains Quotes By Laozi" description: "10 Gains quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Gains sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/laozi-147_death_gain-or-loss-what-is-worse-1365554_1365554.jpg" --- > [Gain or loss, what is worse?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/gain-or-loss-what-is-worse/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/laozi-147_death_gain-or-loss-what-is-worse-1365554_1365554.jpg) > [Fame of self: Which matters more? Self or wealth: Which is more precious? Gain or loss: Which is more painful?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/fame-of-self-which-matters-more-self-or-wealth-which-is-more-precious/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/laozi-147_balance_fame-of-self-which-matters-more-self-or_1847679.jpg) > [The scholar gains every day; the man of Tao loses every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-scholar-gains-every-day-the-man-of-tao-loses-every-day/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/laozi-147_every-day_the-scholar-gains-every-day-the-man-of-t_191221.jpg) > [Fine words are traded. Noble deeds gain respect. But people who are not good, why abandon them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/fine-words-are-traded-noble-deeds-gain-respect-but-people-who-are-not/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/laozi-147_abandon_fine-words-are-traded-noble-deeds-gain-r_366874.jpg) > [Sometimes gain comes from losing, and sometimes loss comes from gaining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/sometimes-gain-comes-from-losing-and-sometimes-loss-comes-from-gaining/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/laozi-147_gains_sometimes-gain-comes-from-losing-and-som_437306.jpg) > [Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/good-words-shall-gain-you-honor-in-the-marketplace-but-good-deeds/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/laozi-147_deeds_good-words-shall-gain-you-honor-in-the-m_377025.jpg) > [On the one hand, loss implies gain; on the other hand, gain implies loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/on-the-one-hand-loss-implies-gain-on-the-other-hand-gain-implies-loss/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/laozi-147_gains_on-the-one-hand-loss-implies-gain-on-the_3004350.jpg) > [Being satisfied with little, you can gain much. Seeking much you will go astray. The wise heeds this precept. If it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/being-satisfied-with-little-you-can-gain-much-seeking-much-you-will/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/laozi-147_gain_being-satisfied-with-little-you-can-gain_2282238.jpg) > [Yield and overcome; Bend and be straight; Empty and be full; Wear out and be new; Have little and gain; Have much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/yield-and-overcome-bend-and-be-straight-empty-and-be-full-wear-out/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94f/laozi-147_all-things_yield-and-overcome-bend-and-be-straight_649814.jpg) > [If you wish to become a divine immortal angel, then restore the angelic qualities of your being through virtue and service. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/if-you-wish-to-become-a-divine-immortal-angel-then-restore-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/laozi-147_angel_if-you-wish-to-become-a-divine-immortal_139635.jpg) ## Other authors on Gains ## More by Laozi > [When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the path way to Heaven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-you-have-accomplished-your-goal-simply-walk-away-this-is-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-lightness-the-root-is-lost-in-haste-the-ruler-is-lost/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [If the sage wants to stand above people, he must speak to them from below. If he wants to lead people, he must follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/if-the-sage-wants-to-stand-above-people-he-must-speak-to-them-from/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/goodie-goodies-are-the-thieves-of-virtue/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He that humbles himself shall be preserved entire. He that bends shall be made straight. He that is empty shall be filled. He that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-that-humbles-himself-shall-be-preserved-entire-he-that-bends-shall/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-way-of-the-sage-is-to-act-but-not-to-compete/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Do nondoing, strive for nonstriving, savor the flavorless, regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue; plan for difficulty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/do-nondoing-strive-for-nonstriving-savor-the-flavorless-regard-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Without looking through the window, you can see Heaven's Way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/without-looking-through-the-window-you-can-see-heaven-s-way/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [Can you dissolve your ego? Can you abandon the idea of self and other? Can you relinquish the notions of male and female, short…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/can-you-dissolve-your-ego-can-you-abandon-the-idea-of-self-and-other/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [The Tao is the center of the universe, the good man's treasure, the bad man's refuge. Honors can be bought with fine words, respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-tao-is-the-center-of-the-universe-the-good-man-s-treasure-the-bad/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What's the difference between beautiful and ugly?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-s-the-difference-between-beautiful-and-ugly/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [In stillness the muddied water returns to clarity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-stillness-the-muddied-water-returns-to-clarity/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [He (the sage) is good to those who are good. He is also good to those who are not good. That is the virtue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-the-sage-is-good-to-those-who-are-good-he-is-also-good-to-those/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [There is a thing inherent and natural which existed before heaven and earth. Motionless and fathomless, It stands alone and never changes; It pervades…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-a-thing-inherent-and-natural-which-existed-before-heaven-and/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) > [What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teacher-what-is-a-bad-man-but-a/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gains/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "10 Gains Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gain or loss, what is worse?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/gain-or-loss-what-is-worse/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/laozi-147_death_gain-or-loss-what-is-worse-1365554_1365554.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/laozi-147_death_gain-or-loss-what-is-worse-1365554_1365554.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f36/laozi-147_death_gain-or-loss-what-is-worse-1365554_1365554.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gain or loss, what is worse?” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fame of self: Which matters more? 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