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勞力者治於人
Those who labor with physical strength are governed by others.
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勞心者治人，
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The agent of governing: other people.
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荀子 · 仲尼篇第七下之通義少事長，賤事貴，不肖事賢，是天下之通義也。有人也，埶不在人上而羞為人下，是姦人之心也。志不免乎姦心，行不免乎姦道，而求有君
論語 · 陽貨篇第十七天下之通三年，然後免於父母之懷。夫三年之喪，天下之通喪也，予也有三年之愛於其父母乎！」
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論語 · Locate a relation夫子至於是邦也論語 · Locate a relation信近於義論語 · Name the one, thing, or situation未若貧而樂道，富而好禮者也老子 · Name the one, thing, or situation天地所以能長且久者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.
- Source position
- KR1h0001_005.txt, lines 460–467. MENG 3A04:11 tr. D. C. Lau 1.105
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