Hanfeizi · 問辯第四十一
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設五寸之的，
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非羿、逄蒙不能必中者，Keep different negatives apart ↗非羿、逄蒙不能必中者，Keep different negatives apart ↗非羿、逄蒙不能必中者，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗則羿、逄蒙以中五寸的為巧；Follow a condition and its consequence ↗則羿、逄蒙以中五寸的為巧；Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 5 的 × 4 中 × 3 常 × 3 則 × 3 以 × 3. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 外儲說左上第三十二不以功用經二：〓#人主之聽言也，不以功用為的，則說者多棘刺白馬之說；不以儀的為關，則射者皆如羿也。人主於說也，皆如燕王學道也
韓非子 · 外儲說左上第三十二設五寸之設五寸之的，引十步之遠，非羿、逄蒙不能必全者，有常儀的也。有度難而無度易也。有常儀的，則羿、
韓非子 · 問辯第四十一功用為之行，此世之所以多文學也。夫言行者，以功用為之的彀者也。夫砥礪殺矢而以妄發，其端未嘗不中秋毫也，然而不可謂善射者，無常儀的也。
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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_041.txt, lines 76–89. HF 41.01:06; jiaoshi i4; jishi 898; shiping 1492; jiaozhu 579
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