Shang Yang Quotes

• The stupid don't even understand something that happened long ago, the wise understand it before it develops.

  Shang Yang

  Wise, Stupid, Long Ago

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• He who prides himself an extraordinary person by his deeds is rejected by the world; he who has independent ideas is hated by the mass.

  Shang Yang

  Independent, Pride, Extraordinary Person

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• If the people are victorious against the government, the nation will be weak; if the government is victorious against the people, the military will have strength. [thus they] will have the means by which they may fight, and thus ascend to supremacy.

  Shang Yang

  Military, Mean, Fighting

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• ... he who has independent ideas is hated by the mass[es].

  Shang Yang

  Independent, Ideas, Conformity

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