•
I have heard that to speak without understanding is unwise, and to remain silent while knowing the truth is disloyal. As a minister, disloyalty deserves death; speaking improperly also deserves death. Even so, I am willing to tell all that I have heard, leaving it solely to Your Majesty to judge my guilt.
•
by Han Fei There was a man in the state of Song who sold wine. He measured his wine very fairly, treated customers politely, made excellent wine, and hung his shop sign high. Yet his wine remained unsold and turned sour.