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王如知此，則無望民之多於鄰國也
If the king understands this, he should not expect his people to outnumber those of neighboring states.
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「王如知此，
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The size of the king’s population with that of neighboring states.
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孟子 · 梁惠王上不可勝食穀與魚鼈不可勝食，材木不可勝用，是使民養生喪死無憾也。養生喪死無憾，王道之始也。
孟子 · 離婁上可勝用也焉，繼之以規矩準繩，以為方員平直，不可勝用也；既竭耳力焉，繼之以六律正五音，不可勝用也；既竭心思焉，繼之以不忍人之政，而仁覆天下
孟子 · 盡心上可勝用也民可使富也。食之以時，用之以禮，財不可勝用也。
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論語 · Follow a condition and its consequence行有餘力，則以學文論語 · Follow a condition and its consequence過則勿憚改論語 · Locate a relation夫子至於是邦也論語 · Locate a relation信近於義Edition, source, and reuse
- Work
- 孟子 · Mencius
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Meng Ke (Mencius) and his followers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0001 · base edition tls
- Contributors
- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 148–153. MENG 1A03:06; tr. D. C. Lau 1.5
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