Mencius · 離婁上

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離婁上 · 7337 characters
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韓非子 · 解老第二十天下之為

聖人寡,寡之不勝眾,數也。今舉動而與天下之為讎,非全身長生之道也,

莊子 · 天地第十二而天下化

其能,畢見其情事而行其所為,行言自為而天下化,手撓顧指,四方之民莫不俱至,此之謂聖治。」

韓非子 · 初見秦第一而天下之

大王誠聽其說,一舉而天下之從不破,趙不舉,韓不亡,荊、魏不臣,齊、燕不親,霸王之名不成,四鄰諸侯不朝,大王斬臣

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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 754–760. MENG 4A28:03; tr. D. C. Lau 1.157
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