Analects · 憲問篇第十四
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「孟公綽為趙、魏老則優，
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「孟公綽為趙、魏老則優，Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗「孟公綽為趙、魏老則優，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗不可以為滕、薛大夫。」Keep different negatives apart ↗不可以為滕、薛大夫。」Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗Watch recurrence: 為 × 2. 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可以為道先王仁義而不能正國者，此亦可以戲而不可以為治也。夫慕仁義而弱亂者，三晉也。
韓非子 · 難一第三十六不可以為仲之治，不緣桓公，是無君也。國無君，不可以為治。
韓非子 · 八說第四十七不可以為察士然後能知之，不可以為令，夫民不盡察。賢者然後能行之，不可以為法，夫民不盡賢。楊朱、墨翟，天下之所察也，干
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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_014.txt, lines 116–119. LY 14.11; tr. CH
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