Vita Sexualis by Mori Ōgai: “I knew Wanikuchi's character well. He bowed to no authority, and because he held nothing sacred, those around him sometimes suffered for it. I thought him cold-hearted, and the fact that he had studied the Chinese classics and always kept the Han Feizi on his desk probably contributed to that. [auto-translated]”
Shibue Chūsai by Mori Ōgai: “Of the Han Feizi, he said that the chapters "Zhu Dao," "Yang Quan," "Jie Lao" and "Yu Lao" were the good ones. [auto-translated]”