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Han Feizi – Chapter 21.2
Han Fei warns that beauty, fame, or wealth make one a target. Coveted goods and power bring ruin to rulers and states.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 21.1
Han Fei contrasts two states: following the Dao brings peace, horses farm; abandoning it fuels endless war, horses breed in suburbs.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 20.32
Han Fei teaches inner calm resists temptation. Virtue grows from self to family, state, world; judge all by this principle.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 20.30
Han Fei frames compassion as careful preservation. Cherish people, rules, and resources to win battles and defend strongholds.
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Han Feizi – Chapter 20.29
Han Fei argues tangible things follow fixed principles. Sages yield to natural rules, avoid rushing forward, and thus lead all achievements.