--- title: "31 Ifs Quotes By Zhuangzi" description: "31 Ifs quotes by Zhuangzi. Plus more from Zhuangzi and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/zhuangzi-1341_coaching_if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-f_2603350.jpg" --- > [If one is true to one's inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-follows-its-wisdom-who-is/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/zhuangzi-1341_coaching_if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-f_2603350.jpg) > [If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-way/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/zhuangzi-1341_clear_if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-w_822858.jpg) > [If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness-how-much-more-the-faculties/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/zhuangzi-1341_faculty_if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness_1429697.jpg) > [If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life-there-is-no-point-in-trying/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/zhuangzi-1341_acceptance_if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life_1859072.jpg) > [Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? If he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/can-a-man-cling-to-the-positive-without-any-negative-in-contrast-to/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f0/zhuangzi-1341_being-positive_can-a-man-cling-to-the-positive-without_2327847.jpg) > [If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-wish-to-care-for-your-body-first-of-all-take-care-of-material/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/zhuangzi-1341_body_if-you-wish-to-care-for-your-body-first_76008.jpg) > [Transmit the established facts; do not transmit words of exaggeration. If you do that, you will probably come out all right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/transmit-the-established-facts-do-not-transmit-words-of-exaggeration/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/zhuangzi-1341_exaggeration_transmit-the-established-facts-do-not-tr_599753.jpg) > [So if loss of what gives happiness causes you distress when it fades, you can now understand that such happiness is worthless.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/so-if-loss-of-what-gives-happiness-causes-you-distress-when-it-fades/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/zhuangzi-1341_causes_so-if-loss-of-what-gives-happiness-cause_455703.jpg) > [If we look on heaven and earth as a single crucible, and on the creator as the founder, would there be any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-we-look-on-heaven-and-earth-as-a-single-crucible-and-on-the/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/zhuangzi-1341_creator_if-we-look-on-heaven-and-earth-as-a-sing_1613624.jpg) > [Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/being-is-thoughtless-beyond-and-beneath-all-categories-of-thought/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b2/zhuangzi-1341_categories_being-is-thoughtless-beyond-and-beneath_1709855.jpg) > [In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/in-an-archery-contest-when-the-stakes-are-earthenware-tiles-a/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/zhuangzi-1341_archery_in-an-archery-contest-when-the-stakes-ar_2864122.jpg) > [If there is existence, there must be non-existence. And if there was a time when nothing existed, there must have been a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-there-is-existence-there-must-be-non-existence-and-if-there-was-a/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/zhuangzi-1341_categories_if-there-is-existence-there-must-be-non_1748839.jpg) > [Right is not right; so is not so. If right were really right it would differ so clearly from not right that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/right-is-not-right-so-is-not-so-if-right-were-really-right-it-would/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/zhuangzi-1341_argument_right-is-not-right-so-is-not-so-if-right_3170174.jpg) > [We possess our body by chance and we are already pleased with it. If our physical bodies went through ten thousand transformations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/we-possess-our-body-by-chance-and-we-are-already-pleased-with-it-if/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/973/zhuangzi-1341_body_we-possess-our-body-by-chance-and-we-are_1599933.jpg) > [If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness-how-much-more-the-faculties-2/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/zhuangzi-1341_creation_if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness_2092890.jpg) > [If you persist in trying to attain what is never attained (It is Tao's gift), if you persist in making effort to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-persist-in-trying-to-attain-what-is-never-attained-it-is-tao-s/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/942/zhuangzi-1341_action_if-you-persist-in-trying-to-attain-what_2883283.jpg) > [Once Chuang Chou dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/once-chuang-chou-dreamt-he-was-a-butterfly-a-butterfly-flitting-and/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/zhuangzi-1341_butterfly_once-chuang-chou-dreamt-he-was-a-butterf_1752288.jpg) > [As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/as-regards-the-quietude-of-the-sage-he-is-not-quiet-because-quietness/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/zhuangzi-1341_all-things_as-regards-the-quietude-of-the-sage-he-i_81504.jpg) > [Goods and possessions are no gain in his eyes. He stays far from wealth and honor. Long life is no ground for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/goods-and-possessions-are-no-gain-in-his-eyes-he-stays-far-from/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/zhuangzi-1341_all-things_goods-and-possessions-are-no-gain-in-his_1819740.jpg) > [An archer competing for a clay vessel shoots effortlessly, his or her skill and concentration unimpeded. If the prize is changed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/an-archer-competing-for-a-clay-vessel-shoots-effortlessly-his-or-her/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/796/zhuangzi-1341_ability_an-archer-competing-for-a-clay-vessel-sh_2914572.jpg) > [To use what has a boundary to pursue what is limitless is dangerous; with this knowledge, if we still go after knowledge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/to-use-what-has-a-boundary-to-pursue-what-is-limitless-is-dangerous/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2dc/zhuangzi-1341_boundaries_to-use-what-has-a-boundary-to-pursue-wha_2888049.jpg) > [Tzu Li went to see Tzu Lai who was dying. Leaning against the door, he said, 'Great is the Creator! What will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/tzu-li-went-to-see-tzu-lai-who-was-dying-leaning-against-the-door-he/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe1/zhuangzi-1341_age_tzu-li-went-to-see-tzu-lai-who-was-dying_1236114.jpg) > [When I look at what the world does and where people nowadays believe they can find happiness, I am not sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/when-i-look-at-what-the-world-does-and-where-people-nowadays-believe/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/zhuangzi-1341_believe_when-i-look-at-what-the-world-does-and-w_3213720.jpg) > [Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/standards-are-different-for-all-things-so-the-standard-set-by-man-is/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/zhuangzi-1341_all-things_standards-are-different-for-all-things-s_163395.jpg) > [If the Tao could be served up, everyone would serve it up to their lords. If the Tao could be offered, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-the-tao-could-be-served-up-everyone-would-serve-it-up-to-their/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50a/zhuangzi-1341_brother_if-the-tao-could-be-served-up-everyone-w_2199538.jpg) > [If you want to nourish a bird, you should let it live any way it chooses. Creatures differ because they have different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-want-to-nourish-a-bird-you-should-let-it-live-any-way-it/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/zhuangzi-1341_ability_if-you-want-to-nourish-a-bird-you-should_945829.jpg) > [People live their lives, constantly surrounded by anxiety. if they live long before dying, they end up in senility, worn out by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/people-live-their-lives-constantly-surrounded-by-anxiety-if-they-live/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/zhuangzi-1341_anxiety_people-live-their-lives-constantly-surro_2863956.jpg) > [The hidden so-called scholars of old did not hide themselves and refuse to be seen. They did not close the door on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-hidden-so-called-scholars-of-old-did-not-hide-themselves-and/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/zhuangzi-1341_deep-roots_the-hidden-so-called-scholars-of-old-did_2160717.jpg) > [In a river mist, if another boat knocks against yours, you might yell at the other fellow to stay clear. But if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/in-a-river-mist-if-another-boat-knocks-against-yours-you-might-yell/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/zhuangzi-1341_adrift_in-a-river-mist-if-another-boat-knocks-a_3058342.jpg) > [Love of colors bewilders the eye and it fails to see right. Love of harmonies bewitches the ear, and it loses its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/love-of-colors-bewilders-the-eye-and-it-fails-to-see-right-love-of/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd2/zhuangzi-1341_cages_love-of-colors-bewilders-the-eye-and-it_2206205.jpg) > [If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-a-man-is-crossing-the-river-and-an-empty-boat-collides-with-his/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a56/zhuangzi-1341_angry_if-a-man-is-crossing-the-river-and-an-em_27036.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Zhuangzi > [Sorrow and happiness are the heresies of virtue; joy and anger lead astray from TAO; love and hate cause loss of virtue. The heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/sorrow-and-happiness-are-the-heresies-of-virtue-joy-and-anger-lead/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [The enlightened attention rejects nothing nor welcomes anything-like a mirror it responds equally to all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/the-enlightened-attention-rejects-nothing-nor-welcomes-anything-like/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [If a man is crossing the river and an empty boat collides with his skiff, even though he is a bad tempered man he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-a-man-is-crossing-the-river-and-an-empty-boat-collides-with-his/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Calculate what man knows and it cannot compare to what he doesn't know. Calculate the time he is alive and it cannot compare to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/calculate-what-man-knows-and-it-cannot-compare-to-what-he-doesn-t/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Heaven cannot but be high. Earth cannot but be broad. The sun and moon cannot but revolve. All creation cannot but flourish. To do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/heaven-cannot-but-be-high-earth-cannot-but-be-broad-the-sun-and-moon/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-wish-to-care-for-your-body-first-of-all-take-care-of-material/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [As regards the quietude of the sage, he is not quiet because quietness is said to be good. He is quiet because the multitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/as-regards-the-quietude-of-the-sage-he-is-not-quiet-because-quietness/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [All existing things are really one. We regard those that are beautiful and rare as valuable, and those that are ugly as foul and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/all-existing-things-are-really-one-we-regard-those-that-are-beautiful/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Now, when ordinary people attempt to find happiness, I am not sure whether the happiness is really happiness or not. I study what ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/now-when-ordinary-people-attempt-to-find-happiness-i-am-not-sure/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/words-exist-because-of-meaning-once-you-ve-gotten-the-meaning-you-can/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Easy is right. Begin right and you are easy. Continue easy and you are right. The right way to go easy is to forget…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/easy-is-right-begin-right-and-you-are-easy-continue-easy-and-you-are/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Hence it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/hence-it-demands-the-emptiness-of-all-the-faculties-and-when-the/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Everything has what is innate,everything has what is necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/everything-has-what-is-innate-everything-has-what-is-necessary/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Where can I find a man who has forgotten words, so I can have a few words with him?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/where-can-i-find-a-man-who-has-forgotten-words-so-i-can-have-a-few/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) > [Standards are different for all things, so the standard set by man is by no means the only 'certain' standard. If you mistake what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/standards-are-different-for-all-things-so-the-standard-set-by-man-is/) [Zhuangzi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhuangzi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/zhuangzi/#itemlist", "name": "31 Ifs Quotes By Zhuangzi", "numberOfItems": 31, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If one is true to one's inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-follows-its-wisdom-who-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/zhuangzi-1341_coaching_if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-f_2603350.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/zhuangzi-1341_coaching_if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-f_2603350.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/zhuangzi-1341_coaching_if-one-is-true-to-one-s-inner-self-and-f_2603350.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If one is true to one's inner self, and follows its wisdom, who is without a teacher?” — Zhuangzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/zhuangzi-1341_clear_if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-w_822858.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/zhuangzi-1341_clear_if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-w_822858.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/079/zhuangzi-1341_clear_if-the-way-is-made-clear-it-is-not-the-w_822858.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.” — Zhuangzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness-how-much-more-the-faculties/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/zhuangzi-1341_faculty_if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness_1429697.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/zhuangzi-1341_faculty_if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness_1429697.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7e/zhuangzi-1341_faculty_if-water-derives-lucidity-from-stillness_1429697.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind.” — Zhuangzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or cannot be.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zhuangzi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhuangzi/if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life-there-is-no-point-in-trying/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/zhuangzi-1341_acceptance_if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life_1859072.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/zhuangzi-1341_acceptance_if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life_1859072.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/zhuangzi-1341_acceptance_if-you-have-grasped-the-purpose-of-life_1859072.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you have grasped the purpose of life there is no point in trying to make life into something it is not or…” — Zhuangzi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Can a man cling to the positive without any negative in contrast to which it is seen to be positive? 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