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a wise man, when he writes a book, sets forth his arguments fully and clearly; an enlightened ruler, when he makes his laws, sees to it that every contingency is provided for in detail. Han Fei Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LinkedIn Related Topics Argument, Clearly, Contingency, Detail, Enlightened, Every, Forth, Fully, His, Laws, Makes, Provided, Ruler, Sees, Sets, Writes Related Authors Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Xun Kuang, Hu Shih Info Chinese - Philosopher 280 BC - 233 BC Cite this Page: Citation Quotes to Explore I believe it is impossible to be sure of anything.Share this Quote Han Fei The intelligent ruler makes the law select men and makes no arbitrary appointment himself; he makes the law measure merits and makes no arbitrary judgment himself.Share this Quote Han Fei A wise ruler, when he makes his laws, is bound to find himself in conflict with the world.Share this Quote Han Fei If a ruler can get rid of private crookedness and promote the public law, his people will become secure, and his state will become well ordered.Share this Quote Han Fei Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day.Share this Quote Han Fei A ruler of men faces two possible misfortunes: if he employs the worthy, the ministers will use worthiness as a pretext to rob their ruler of his power, but if he promotes men recklessly, his affairs will be neglected, and he will not prevail.Share this Quote Han Fei He who is vain and delights in his own ability is deceived by his inferiors. When he likes to bring forth arguments and kindliness, his inferiors take advantage of his abilities.Share this Quote Han Fei The object of rewards is to encourage; that of punishments, to prevent. If rewards are high, then what the ruler wants will be quickly effected; if punishments are heavy, what he does not want will be swiftly prevented.Share this Quote 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.Share this Quote Han Fei A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.Share this Quote Han Fei The duties of the ruler are like those of the helmsman of a great ship. From his lofty position, he makes slight movements with his hands, and the ship, of itself, follows his desires and moves. This is the way whereby the one may control the ten thousand and by quiescence may regulate activity.Share this Quote 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 cannot be neglected, and it is not one man who is being ruled.Share this Quote Han Fei Those who serve as ministers can be compared to hands: reaching up, they take care of the head; reaching down, they take care of the feet.Share this Quote Han Fei The Way is the beginning of the ten thousand things and the guiding thread of truth and falsity.Share this Quote Han Fei BrainyQuote Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Instagram BrainyQuote has been providing inspirational quotes since 2001 to our worldwide community. Quote Of The Day Feeds Javascript and RSS feeds WordPress plugin Quote of the Day Email Site Home Authors Topics Quote Of The Day Top 100 Quotes Professions Birthdays About About Us Contact Us Privacy Terms Apps iOS app Copyright © 2001 - 2022 Bra