--- title: "8 Intelligent Quotes By Laozi" description: "8 Intelligent quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Intelligent sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/laozi-147_bad-man_what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teach_34479.jpg" --- > [What is a good man but a bad man's teacher? What is a bad man but a good man's job? If you…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab3/laozi-147_bad-man_what-is-a-good-man-but-a-bad-man-s-teach_34479.jpg) > [He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-who-knows-much-about-others-may-be-learned-but-he-who-understands/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/laozi-147_intelligent_he-who-knows-much-about-others-may-be-le_286677.jpg) > [A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-good-traveler-has-no-fixed-plans-and-is-not-intent-upon-arriving-a/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/laozi-147_arriving_a-good-traveler-has-no-fixed-plans-and-i_351381.jpg) > [Without going out-of-doors, one can know all he needs to know. Without even looking out of his window, one can grasp the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/without-going-out-of-doors-one-can-know-all-he-needs-to-know-without/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/laozi-147_achieve_without-going-out-of-doors-one-can-know_761997.jpg) > [To know how little one knows is to have genuine knowledge. Not to know how little one knows is to be deluded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/to-know-how-little-one-knows-is-to-have-genuine-knowledge-not-to-know/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/laozi-147_accepting_to-know-how-little-one-knows-is-to-have_1513399.jpg) > [Intelligent people know others. Enlightened people know themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/intelligent-people-know-others-enlightened-people-know-themselves/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22c/laozi-147_enlightened_intelligent-people-know-others-enlighten_2628074.jpg) > [The best soldier does not attack. The superior fighter succeeds without violence. The greatest conqueror wins without struggle. The most successful manager…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-best-soldier-does-not-attack-the-superior-fighter-succeeds/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f55/laozi-147_aggressiveness_the-best-soldier-does-not-attack-the-sup_3018676.jpg) > [Those who know others are intelligent Those who know themselves have insight. Those who master others have force Those who master themselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/those-who-know-others-are-intelligent-those-who-know-themselves-have/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/724/laozi-147_dies_those-who-know-others-are-intelligent-th_3228241.jpg) ## Other authors on Intelligent ## 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/intelligent/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "8 Intelligent Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 remember this, You will get lost, No matter how intelligent you are. 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