Analects · 泰伯篇第八
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舜有臣五人而天下治。
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韓非子 · 難一第三十六人而天下。」仲尼聞之曰：「善賞哉，襄子！賞一人而天下為人臣者莫敢失禮矣。」
荀子 · 王霸篇第十一人而天下故能當一人而天下取，失當一人而社稷危，不能當一人而能當千人百人者，說無之有也。既能當一人，則身有何勞
荀子 · 議兵篇第十五人而天下故刑一人而天下服，罪人不郵其上，知罪之在己也。是故刑罰省而威行如流，無它故焉，由其道故也。古者，帝
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- Work
- 論語 · Analects
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Confucius and his disciples; compiled across generations.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0004 · base edition CHANT
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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
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- KR1h0004_008.txt, lines 181–190. LY 08.20:01; tr. CH
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