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五十者可以衣帛矣
People of fifty can then wear silk.
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五畝之宅，
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荀子 · 大略篇第二十七勿奪其時理民性。故家五畝宅、百畝田，務其業而勿奪其時，所以富之也。立太學，設庠序，脩六禮，明七教，所以道之也。《詩》曰：「飲之食之，教之
孟子 · 梁惠王上樹之以桑五畝之宅，樹之以桑，五十者可以衣帛矣。雞豚狗彘之畜，無失其時，七十者可以食肉矣。百畝之田，勿奪其時，八
孟子 · 盡心上五畝之宅五畝之宅，樹牆下以桑，匹婦蠶之，則老者足以衣帛矣。五母雞，二母彘，無失其時，老者足以無失肉矣
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論語 · Hear explanation and a changed situation巧言令色，鮮矣仁論語 · Notice a change in argument structure使民以時論語 · Hear explanation and a changed situation雖曰未學，吾必謂之學矣論語 · Hear explanation and a changed situation民德歸厚矣Edition, source, and reuse
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- 孟子 · Mencius
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- Traditionally associated with Meng Ke (Mencius) and his followers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0001 · base edition tls
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- KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 165–170. MENG 1A03:08; tr. D. C. Lau 1.5
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