1. Self-victory is called strong. ——Han Feizi

2. The way of a sage is to get rid of wisdom and cleverness. It's hard to live without wisdom. ——Han Feizi

3. He’s jade is not decorated with five colors. ——Han Feizi

4. Cover the trees several times, and do not make the branches big and the roots small. If the branches are big and the roots are small, they will be unable to withstand the spring breeze. If they are not strong enough, the branches will harm the heart. ——Han Feizi

5. The master has no authority but only the left and right. ——Han Feizi

6. Therefore, the ministers stated their words, and the king taught them things based on their words, and held them responsible for their achievements. If the merit corresponds to the deeds and the deeds correspond to the deeds, then they will be rewarded; if the deeds do not correspond to the deeds and deeds do not correspond to the deeds, then they will be punished. ——Han Feizi

7. If you cook small delicacies and scratch them, you will steal the benefits; if you govern a big country and make several changes, the people will suffer. ——Han Feizi

8. Small knowledge cannot be used to make plans, and small loyalty cannot be used to rule the law. ——Han Feizi

9. Those who love many will not be able to establish the law; those who fear the few will invade from below. ——Han Feizi

10. The husband dragon is an insect, soft and can be ridden; however, there are reverse scales under its throat. If a person has a baby, he will kill someone. ——Han Feizi

11. If the master loses his spirit, the tiger will follow him; if the master does not know, the tiger will become a dog. ——Han Feizi

12. If you practice small loyalty, you will be a thief of great loyalty. ——Han Feizi

13. There is no way to see the law, but the skill is not to be seen. ——Han Feizi

14. A person with long sleeves is good at dancing, and a lot of money is good at being a good official. ——Han Feizi

15. The difficulty of ambition is not to win over others, but to win yourself. Therefore it is said: Self-victory is called strength. ——Han Feizi

16. You don’t see what you want. ——Han Feizi

17. Controlling oneself is called weight, and not leaving one's position is called tranquility. Heaviness can make you light, and stillness can make you restless. ——Han Feizi

18. Therefore, governing the people is impermanent, and law is the only way to govern. If the law changes with the times, governance will be achieved, and governance will be effective if it adapts to the times. ——Han Feizi

19. There are many things but few wisdom. The few cannot defeat the crowd. Wisdom is not enough to know everything, so we can govern things according to them. ——Han Feizi

20. If you want to form a square and a circle and follow its rules, then everything will work. And all things have rules, and those who discuss things will also follow the rules.——Han Feizi