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「堯以不得舜為己憂，
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「堯以不得舜為己憂，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗「堯以不得舜為己憂，Keep different negatives apart ↗夫以百畝之不易為己憂者，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗是故以天下與人易，Follow an explicit inference ↗Watch recurrence: 以 × 6 為 × 5 人 × 5 得 × 4 之 × 4 不 × 3. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 五蠹第四十九故以天下故以天下之大，而為服役者七十人，而仁義者一人。魯哀公，下主也，南面君國，境內之民莫敢不臣。民
荀子 · 脩身篇第二人者謂之以善先人者謂之教，以善和人者謂之順；以不善先人者謂之諂，以不善和人者謂之諛。是是、非非謂之智，非是
荀子 · 正名篇第二十二人者謂之所以知之在人者謂之知。知有所合謂之智。智所以能之在人者謂之能。能有所合謂之能。性傷謂之病。節遇謂之命。
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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 538–546. MENG 3A04:18 tr. D. C. Lau 1.107
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