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鄰國之民不加少，寡人之民不加多
The neighboring states’ people do not become fewer, and my people do not become more.
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察鄰國之政，
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莊子 · 應帝王第七人之用心盡其所受乎天，而无見得，亦虛而已。至人之用心若鏡，不將不迎，應而不藏，故能勝物而不傷。
孟子 · 公孫丑上鄰國之民信能行此五者，則鄰國之民仰之若父母矣。率其子弟，攻其父母，自生民以來未有能濟者也。如此，則無敵於天下。無敵於
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論語 · Let parallel clauses constrain a reading巧言令色，鮮矣仁論語 · Let parallel clauses constrain a reading父在，觀其志；父沒，觀其行論語 · Connect a modifier to a head禮之用，和為貴論語 · Let parallel clauses constrain a reading道之以政，齊之以刑Edition, source, and reuse
- Work
- 孟子 · Mencius
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Meng Ke (Mencius) and his followers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0001 · base edition tls
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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
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- KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 117–121. MENG 1A03:02; tr. D. C. Lau 1.5
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