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「吾聞之也：
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論語 · 雍也篇第六吾聞之也子曰：「赤之適齊也，乘肥馬，衣輕裘。吾聞之也：君子周急不繼富。」
荀子 · 堯問篇第三十二吾聞之也語曰：「繒丘之封人見楚相孫叔敖曰：『吾聞之也：處官久者士妬之，祿厚者民怨之，位尊者君恨之。今相國有此三者而不得罪於楚之士民，何也
孟子 · 梁惠王下吾聞之也而告之曰：『狄人之所欲者，吾土地也。吾聞之也：君子不以其所以養人者害人。二三子何患乎無君？我將去之。』
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- 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_004.txt, lines 309–318. MENG 2B05:03; tr. D. C. Lau 1.79
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