Mencius · 離婁上

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離婁上 · 322 characters
《》,『,。』,。

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詩經 · 假樂不愆不忘

百福,子孫千億。穆穆皇皇,宜君宜王。不愆不忘,率由舊章!

韓非子 · 有度第六先王之法

此數物者,險世之說也,而先王之法所簡也。先王之法曰:「臣毋或作威,毋或作利,從王之指;

韓非子 · 有度第六先王之法

然必先以規矩為度;上智捷舉中事,必以先王之法為比。

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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_007.txt, lines 38–42. MENG 4A01:03; tr. D. C. Lau 1.137
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