Mencius · 滕文公下

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韓非子 · 八說第四十七不可得矣

利害,而用匹夫之私譽,索國之無危亂,不可得矣。

韓非子 · 外儲說左下第三十三亦不可得

名為多與之,其實少;雖無臞,亦不可得也。主不審其情實,坐而患之,馬猶不肥也。」

老子 · 第五十六章亦不可得

故不可得而親,亦不可得而踈;不可得而利,亦不可得而害。不可得而貴,亦不可得而賤;故為天下貴。

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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_006.txt, lines 428–435. MENG 3B06:02; tr. D. C. Lau 1.125
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8decdf43d5a82b779f7950a7782b9a5e09659564
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