“Past and Present have different customs; new and old adopt different measures. To try to use the ways of a generous and lenient government to rule the people of a critical age is like trying to drive a runaway horse… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas... — Han Fei Copy Share
The Way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity. — Han Fei Copy Share
The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary… — Han Fei Copy Share
“Past and Present have different customs; new and old adopt different measures. To try to use the ways of a generous and lenient government… — Han Fei Copy Share
People at present think that five sons are not too many and each son has five sons also, and before the death of the… — Han Fei Copy Share
He who claims to be sure of something for which there is no evidence is a fool, and he who acts on the basis… — Han Fei Copy Share
The intelligent ruler does not value people who are of themselves good without rewards and punishments. Why is that? The laws of the state… — Han Fei Copy Share
The people in the well-ordered ages of the past upheld the public law and abandoned private strategies; they focused their intentions and unified their… — Han Fei Copy Share
The ruler who possesses methods of government does not follow the good that happens by chance but practices according to necessary principles. Law, methods,… — Han Fei Copy Share
A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world. — Han Fei Copy Share
A ruler of men faces two possible misfortunes: if he employs the worthy, the ministers will use worthiness as a pretext to rob their… — Han Fei Copy Share
