1. "Mencius: Chapter 1 of Li Lou" - Mencius of the Warring States Period

Li Lou's wisdom and Gongshu's cleverness cannot be made into a square circle without rules.

Translation: Even if you have good eyesight like Li Lou and good skills like Gongshuzi, you cannot draw squares and circles accurately without using compasses and rulers.

2. "Guanzi·Fafa" - Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period

What you ask for must be obtained, what is forbidden must be stopped, and what is ordered must be carried out.

Translation: What the state requires must be fulfilled, what the state prohibits must be eliminated, and the laws promulgated by the state must be implemented.

3. "Tao Te Ching Chapter 73" - Spring and Autumn Laozi

The sky net is vast, sparse but not missing.

Translation: The scope of nature is vast and boundless. Although it is wide and sparse, it does not miss anything.

4. "Han Feizi·Guilian" - Han Fei in the Warring States Period

Husbands make laws to abolish private affairs.

Translation: The purpose of establishing the law is to abolish private practice. If the law is implemented, private practice will be abolished.

5. "Han Feizi·Question and Debate" - Han Fei in the Warring States Period

Words are equally valuable, and laws are not appropriate.

Translation: In addition to the king's orders, there is no second noble speech, and the country's laws cannot cater to both public and private parties.

6. "Shang Jun Shu·Painting Strategy" - Shang Yang of the Warring States Period

The sage king does not value righteousness but the law. The law must be clear and the order must be implemented. That's it.

Translation: A wise monarch does not value benevolence and righteousness but values ??legality. The laws must be made strictly and the decrees issued must be implemented. This is enough.