Some potentially problematic words have been separated by adding the word "哩".

1. The law must be made clear and easy to understand. ——Shang Yang's "Shang Jun Shu Dingfen"

2. Doubts about crime should be light, but doubts about merit should be serious. Rather than killing innocent people, it is better to lose them. ——"Shang Shu Dayu Mo"

3. Stones can be whetstoned to turn dullness into profit; methods can be whetstoned to turn stupidity into wisdom. ——Liu Yuxi's "Ode to Grinding Stones"

4. The husband makes laws to abolish private affairs. The laws are enforced and private affairs are abolished. ——"Han Feizi, Guilian"

5. Anyone whose words and deeds are inconsistent with the law must be banned. ——"Han Feizi·Decorating evil"

6. The former kings made clear punishments and edicts. ——"Yi Zhuan·Xiang Zhuan·Xie Chi"

7. Public and private matters must not be unclear, and the legal system must not be ignored. ——Han Fei's "Han Feizi"

8. The law is established, and if there is an offense, it must be punished; when the order is given, it must be carried out and never return. ——Wang Bo's "Shang Liu You Xiang Shu"

9. If the officials are bad, there will be laws but they will not abide by them; if the laws are not good, there will be wealth but no rules. ——Wang Anshi

10. There are principles but no fixed laws in the world. ——Wang Fuzhi (late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty)

11. Don’t be guilty when you are happy, and don’t kill innocent people when you are angry. ——Zhuge Liang's "Sixteen Cheap Strategies·Happiness and Anger"

12. Legislate, popularize the law, enforce the law, govern the country according to the law, be fair, fair, fair, and serve the people impartially. ——Lu Zhiqin

13. Don’t be shy about being strong when punishing, and don’t be intimate about rewards. ——"Warring States Policy and Qin Policy"

14. If man can defeat heaven, it is the law. Fa Nuo Daxing: It is right for the public and wrong for the public and wrong. ——Liu Yuxi's "Lun of Heaven"

15. The path of the people is nothing like the law. ——"Han Feizi·Youdu"

16. Those who know that they are officials follow the law to benefit the people, but those who do not know that they are officials bend the law and harm the people. ——Liu An of the Han Dynasty, "Shuoyuan·Politics"

17. The legislation of the saints is based on the publicity of the world. ——Chen Liang

18. The law is neither ancient nor modern, but it is suitable for the time and the people. ——Zhang Juzheng

19. Hold the law like a mountain, and guard the body like jade. ——Jin Ying's "Motto Lianbi·Government"

20. Establishing a constitution is beneficial to the country, the monarch, and the people. ——Zheng Guanying of the Qing Dynasty

21. The family has regular business, even if it is hungry; ——Han Fei's "Han Feizi"

22. A country is neither strong nor weak; if those who follow the law are strong, the country will be strong; if those who follow the law are weak, the country will be weak. ——"Han Feizi·Youdu"

23. Calendar prohibitions, since the beginning of the great revolution, small ministers will not violate it. ——Su Shi's "Cepart No. 6"

24. Don't talk about what is illegal, it is not the right way. ——"The Book of Filial Piety·Qing Dafu Chapter"

25. Government orders must be implemented, and constitutional prohibitions must be followed. A crooked tree is evil to a straight rope, heavy punishment is evil to prove. ——Wang Fu's "Qian Fu Lun·Performance Appraisal"

26. Dharma is the formula of the world and the appearance of everything. ——"Guanzi·Mingfa Jie"

27. Therefore, if the country is governed without its own laws, it will be chaotic, and if it abides by the laws but does not change, it will decline. ——Ouyang Xun's "Art and Literature Collection"

28. The laws are clear, but they are used extremely closely, and the world is the only one who knows the law. Su Shi's "Eighth Policy Farewell"

29. Those who work in the world must not be ungrateful. There is no one who can accomplish things without righteousness. "Mozi·Fayi"

30. If you want to blame your sins on future generations, you don't care whether it is true or not. ——Ouyang Xiu's "Wei Liang Jie"

31. What is feasible must be maintained, and any disadvantages must be eliminated. ——Liu Yuxi

32. Those who are superior to others interpret the law and act for private purposes, while those who are ministers support private interests and serve the public good. ——"Guanzi·Junchenshang"

33. The one who keeps one and controls all things is the law. ——"Xi Guanzi·Du Yi"

34. Dharma is the public weapon of the world. Change is the axiom of the world. ——Liang Qichao

35. It is called a mistake when one knows it, and it is a mistake if one thinks it is true. ——Zhang Fei

36. A country cannot be lawless. If there is a law but it is not good, it is the same as being lawless. ——Shen Jiaben (Qing Dynasty)

37. Take Tao as the constant and the law as the basis. ——"Han Feizi·Pretending to be evil"

38. Don't take refuge when something happens, and don't avoid punishment if you are guilty. ——"Guoyu Jinyu VII"

39. Be careful about your duties and do not test the law by yourself. ——"Book of Han·Biography of Wang Zun"

40. Those who are loyal and beneficial will be rewarded even if they are enemies; those who violate the law and are negligent will be punished even if they are close.

——"Three Kingdoms: Biography of Zhuge Liang"