Judgment Quote by Han Fei

A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.

— Han Fei

A ruler makes use of the majority and neglects the minority, and so he does not devote himself to virtue but to law.

— Han Fei

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

Who to himself is law, no law doth need, offends no law, and is a king indeed.

— George Chapman

Law rules throughout existence, a Law which is not intelligent, but Intelligence.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A wise ruler should rely on what is under his own control, not on what is under the control of others.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Who to himself is law no law doth need; offends none and is king indeed.

— George Chapman

A wise man is not governed by others, nor does he try to govern them; he prefers that reason alone prevail.

— Jean de la Bruyere

Laws are not masters, but servants, and he rules them, who obeys them.

— Anonymous

A wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees…

— Han Fei

It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is lessneed…

— Baron de Montesquieu

Laws are not masters but servants, and he rules them who obey them.

— Henry Ward Beecher