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公明儀曰：
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老子 · 第七十九章可以為善和大怨，必有餘怨，安可以為善？是以聖人執左契而不責於人。故有德司契，無德司徹。夫天道無親，恒與善人。
孟子 · 滕文公下公明儀曰公明儀曰：『古之人三月無君，則弔。』「三月無君則弔，不以急乎？」曰：「士之失位也，猶諸侯之失
孟子 · 滕文公下公明儀曰公明儀曰：『庖有肥肉，廄有肥馬；民有飢色，野有餓莩，此率獸而食人也。』
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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_005.txt, lines 42–50. MENG 3A01:04; tr. D. C. Lau 1.93
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