Hanfeizi · 難四第三十九
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侏儒善假於夢以見主道矣，
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侏儒善假於夢以見主道矣，Locate a relation ↗侏儒善假於夢以見主道矣，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗侏儒善假於夢以見主道矣，Identify who undergoes the action ↗侏儒善假於夢以見主道矣，Hear explanation and a changed situation ↗然靈公不知侏儒之言也。Keep different negatives apart ↗Watch recurrence: 子 × 4 而 × 4 賢 × 3 侏 × 2 儒 × 2 之 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 難三第三十八燕子噲賢燕子噲賢子之而非孫卿，故身死為僇；夫差智太宰嚭而愚子胥，故滅於越。魯君不必知賢，而說以選賢，
韓非子 · 難四第三十九退彌子瑕不亦可乎？」公曰：「善。」遂去雍鉏，退彌子瑕，而用司空狗。
韓非子 · 難四第三十九去所愛而夫去所愛而用所賢，未免使一人煬己也。不肖者煬主，不足以害明；今不加知而使賢者煬己，則必危矣。
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- Work
- 韓非子 · Hanfeizi
- Attribution
- 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_039.txt, lines 365–374. HF 39.11:01; jiaoshi 373; jishi 8i2; jiaozhu 567; shiping 1465
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