"In dealing with those who share his bed, the enlightened ruler may enjoy their beauty but should not listen to their special pleas..."

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Source : "Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings". Book by Han Fei, Columbia University Press, New York, transl. by Burton Watson, "The Eight Villanies", 1996.

Han Fei

#Special Quotes #May Quotes #Bed Quotes

“To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.”
“I have to stay humble. I'm just a normal human with a job that is televised.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Either things grow and change or they die.”

Source : Kim Edwards (2006). “The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel”, p.376, Penguin
“You can tell a person, not by what they say they are gratitude for, but how they respect what they claim to be grateful for.”
“Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.”
“There's nothing worse than a leader who lacks ambition.”
“Never change a winning game; always change a losing one.”

Source : Quoted in Colin Jarman The Guinness Dictionary of Sports Quotations (1990).
“When you are open to receive what God is able to do for you, you stop doing. You learn how to "Be still and know!" You know that your good is on the way, according to God's nature and willingness to give. You also put your faith in the fact that God is always on time.”

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