--- title: "18 Strong Quotes By Laozi" description: "18 Strong quotes by Laozi. Plus more from Laozi and more Strong sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/laozi-147_overcoming_the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and_2073812.jpg" --- > [The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and-strong/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/laozi-147_overcoming_the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and_2073812.jpg) > [Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-hard-rains-do-not-last-all-day/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/laozi-147_hard_strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-har_2776511.jpg) > [He who overcomes others has force; he who overcomes himself is strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-who-overcomes-others-has-force-he-who-overcomes-himself-is-strong/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/934/laozi-147_force_he-who-overcomes-others-has-force-he-who_820874.jpg) > [The soft and weak can overcome the hard and strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-soft-and-weak-can-overcome-the-hard-and-strong/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/618/laozi-147_hard_the-soft-and-weak-can-overcome-the-hard_1037214.jpg) > [Those who defeat others are strong, those who defeat themselves are mighty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/those-who-defeat-others-are-strong-those-who-defeat-themselves-are/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3c/laozi-147_defeat_those-who-defeat-others-are-strong-those_3147918.jpg) > [Stay at the center and let all things take their course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/stay-at-the-center-and-let-all-things-take-their-course/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/laozi-147_all-things_stay-at-the-center-and-let-all-things-ta_1499763.jpg) > [Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/whatever-is-fluid-soft-and-yielding-will-overcome-whatever-is-rigid/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28c/laozi-147_fluid_whatever-is-fluid-soft-and-yielding-will_2440591.jpg) > [Nothing is weaker than water, Yet for overcoming what is hard and strong, Nothing surpasses it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/nothing-is-weaker-than-water-yet-for-overcoming-what-is-hard-and/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/laozi-147_hard_nothing-is-weaker-than-water-yet-for-ove_256572.jpg) > [Nothing on earth is so weak and yielding as water, but for breaking down the firm and strong it has no equal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/nothing-on-earth-is-so-weak-and-yielding-as-water-but-for-breaking/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/laozi-147_breaking-down_nothing-on-earth-is-so-weak-and-yielding_2601761.jpg) > [There is nothing softer and weaker than water, and yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/there-is-nothing-softer-and-weaker-than-water-and-yet-there-is/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/laozi-147_attacking_there-is-nothing-softer-and-weaker-than_1915180.jpg) > [What is strong and rigid is snapped and laid low. What is flexible and soft will always prevail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/what-is-strong-and-rigid-is-snapped-and-laid-low-what-is-flexible-and/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/laozi-147_flexible_what-is-strong-and-rigid-is-snapped-and_2360136.jpg) > [The weak overcomes the strong. The soft overcomes the hard. Everybody in the world knows this, still nobody makes use of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-weak-overcomes-the-strong-the-soft-overcomes-the-hard-everybody/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/laozi-147_hard_the-weak-overcomes-the-strong-the-soft-o_210902.jpg) > [In this world, there is nothing softer or thinner than water. But to compel the hard and unyielding, it has no equal.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-this-world-there-is-nothing-softer-or-thinner-than-water-but-to/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cc/laozi-147_asks_in-this-world-there-is-nothing-softer-or_775285.jpg) > [People aren't against you; they are for themselves. The most dangerous risk of all - the risk of spending your life not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/people-aren-t-against-you-they-are-for-themselves-the-most-dangerous/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/laozi-147_conquer_people-aren-t-against-you-they-are-for-t_2742454.jpg) > [He who, conscious of being strong, is content to be weak, he shall be the paragon of mankind. Being the paragon of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/he-who-conscious-of-being-strong-is-content-to-be-weak-he-shall-be/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/laozi-147_children_he-who-conscious-of-being-strong-is-cont_920153.jpg) > [In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/in-order-to-contract-it-is-necessary-first-to-expand-in-order-to/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3eb/laozi-147_character_in-order-to-contract-it-is-necessary-fir_2501822.jpg) > [When life begins we are tender and weak When life ends we are stiff and rigid All things, including the grass and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/when-life-begins-we-are-tender-and-weak-when-life-ends-we-are-stiff/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e5/laozi-147_all-things_when-life-begins-we-are-tender-and-weak_1008090.jpg) > [A man's excellence is like that of water; It benefits all things without striving; It takes to the low places shunned by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/a-man-s-excellence-is-like-that-of-water-it-benefits-all-things/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/laozi-147_aggressors_a-man-s-excellence-is-like-that-of-water_96309.jpg) ## Other authors on Strong ## 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/strong/laozi/#itemlist", "name": "18 Strong Quotes By Laozi", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/laozi-147_overcoming_the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and_2073812.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/laozi-147_overcoming_the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and_2073812.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/laozi-147_overcoming_the-soft-and-weak-overcome-the-hard-and_2073812.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Laozi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-hard-rains-do-not-last-all-day/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/laozi-147_hard_strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-har_2776511.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/laozi-147_hard_strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-har_2776511.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/laozi-147_hard_strong-winds-do-not-last-all-morning-har_2776511.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Strong winds do not last all morning, hard rains do not last all day.” — Laozi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He who overcomes others has force; 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