Hanfeizi · 外儲說左上第三十二
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李疵對曰：
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「其君見好巖穴之士，Identify who undergoes the action ↗所傾蓋與車以見窮閭隘巷之士以十數，Focus on what an action concerns ↗所傾蓋與車以見窮閭隘巷之士以十數，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗伉禮下布衣之士以百數矣。」Hear explanation and a changed situation ↗安可攻？」Locate the unknown ↗Watch recurrence: 以 × 4 君 × 3 之 × 3 士 × 3 曰 × 2 見 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 讓王第二十八布衣之士牟，萬乘之公子也，其隱巖穴也，難為於布衣之士；雖未至乎道，可謂有其意矣。
韓非子 · 難一第三十六下布衣之萬乘之主；萬乘之主，不好仁義，亦無以下布衣之士。」於是五往乃得見之。
韓非子 · 外儲說左上第三十二巖穴之士疵曰：「不然。夫好顯巖穴之士而朝之，則戰士怠於行陣；上尊學者，下士居朝，則農夫惰於田。戰士怠於行陳者，則兵弱也：
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- 韓非子 · Hanfeizi
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- Traditionally associated with Han Fei; authorship of individual chapters is not uniform or certain.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3c0005 · base edition tls
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- KR3c0005_032.txt, lines 1157–1167. HF 32.42:02; jiaoshi 507f; jishi 654; shiping 1138; jiaozhu 392;
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