Han Fei Quotes

Han Fei
Chinese Philosopher
Died: 233 BC
Good Himself Law Men People Will
Related authors: Confucius Hu Shih Lao Tzu Mencius Sun Tzu Zhuangzi
If you rely on political factions to promote men to office, the people will work to develop instrumental relationships and will not seek to be useful with regard to the law. Thus, a ruler who mistakes reputation for ability when assigning offices will see his state fall into disorder. Han Fei
Work You People Law Political Will Men Mistakes Fall Reputation State Relationships Ruler Promote Ability See Seek Rely Factions Develop Thus Instrumental His Office Offices Regard Disorder Useful Who
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. Han Fei
Prevail Will Men Power Neglected Recklessly Ruler Possible Worthiness Worthy Ministers Pretext Faces Misfortunes He Rob Employs Affairs His Use Two
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. Han Fei
Law Men Judgment Ruler Arbitrary Select He Merits Himself Makes Intelligent Measure Appointment
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
Wise Man Wise Man Book Argument Every Sets Ruler Detail Laws Sees Writes He Clearly Makes Contingency His Provided Forth Fully Enlightened
The severe household has no fierce slaves, while it is the affectionate mother who has the prodigal son. Han Fei
Son Mother Severe Household Affectionate While Fierce Prodigal Who Slaves
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. Han Fei
Argument Take Advantage Own Deceived Vain Ability Delights Take He Advantage Likes His Inferiors Forth Who Bring
The people in the well-ordered ages of the past upheld the public law and abandoned private strategies; they focused their intentions and unified their conduct. Everything they did was for the sake of being employed by the ruler. Han Fei
People Law Past Everything Ruler Focused Abandoned Employed Private Sake Conduct Upheld Did Intentions Being Public Unified Ages Strategies
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. Han Fei
Will Ruler Punishments High Object Prevent He Does Encourage Effected Quickly Rewards Heavy Want Wants Then Swiftly
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. Han Fei
Good Man People Value State Neglected Ruled Ruler Punishments One-Man Laws Without Does Intelligent Rewards Being Cannot Themselves Who Why
Superior and inferior wage one hundred battles a day. Han Fei
Day Superior Hundred Battles Wage Inferior
The Way of an enlightened ruler is to make it so that no minister may make a proposal and then fail to match it with actions and results. Han Fei
Way Ruler Minister Results Proposal Fail Make Match May Then Actions Enlightened

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