--- title: "11 Quiet Quotes By Laozi" description: "11 Quiet quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Quiet sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/laozi-147_peace_peace-and-quiet-are-preferred-victory-sh_427135.jpg" --- > [Peace and quiet are preferred. Victory should not be praised.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/peace-and-quiet-are-preferred-victory-should-not-be-praised/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/551/laozi-147_peace_peace-and-quiet-are-preferred-victory-sh_427135.jpg) > [Peace and quiet govern the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/peace-and-quiet-govern-the-world/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/laozi-147_peace_peace-and-quiet-govern-the-world-2460586_2460586.jpg) > [Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/those-who-are-quiet-value-the-words-when-their-task-is-completed/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/laozi-147_language_those-who-are-quiet-value-the-words-when_933132.jpg) > [Quiet your mind and stop judging and resisting and manipulating the natural way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/quiet-your-mind-and-stop-judging-and-resisting-and-manipulating-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/laozi-147_judging_quiet-your-mind-and-stop-judging-and-res_1712831.jpg) > [There is something obscure which is complete before heaven and earth arose; tranquil, quiet, standing alone without change, moving without peril. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-something-obscure-which-is-complete-before-heaven-and-earth/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffe/laozi-147_change_there-is-something-obscure-which-is-comp_2579558.jpg) > [Weapons are not proper instruments for gentle people; they use them only when they have no other choice. Peace and quiet are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/weapons-are-not-proper-instruments-for-gentle-people-they-use-them/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52f/laozi-147_choices_weapons-are-not-proper-instruments-for-g_299940.jpg) > [My own words are not the medicine, but a prescription; not the destination, but a map to help you reach it. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/my-own-words-are-not-the-medicine-but-a-prescription-not-the/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/laozi-147_destination_my-own-words-are-not-the-medicine-but-a_548768.jpg) > [Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity; keep your mind crystal clear. Allow your pure original insight to emerge. Quiet your emotions and abide…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/eliminate-mental-muddiness-and-obscurity-keep-your-mind-crystal-clear/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/laozi-147_activity_eliminate-mental-muddiness-and-obscurity_2391280.jpg) > [There is a big misunderstanding about the idea of naturalness. Most people who come to us believing in some freedom or naturalness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-a-big-misunderstanding-about-the-idea-of-naturalness-most/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/164/laozi-147_believe_there-is-a-big-misunderstanding-about-th_2809453.jpg) > [Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm - it comes from becoming still - in order to reflect and meditate on our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/peacefulness-is-an-inner-sense-of-calm-it-comes-from-becoming-still/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f8/laozi-147_answers_peacefulness-is-an-inner-sense-of-calm-i_796265.jpg) > [Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/express-yourself-completely-then-keep-quiet-be-like-the-forces-of/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/laozi-147_accepting_express-yourself-completely-then-keep-qu_3148239.jpg) ## Other authors on Quiet ## 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/quiet/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "11 Quiet Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Peace and quiet are preferred. 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