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由君子觀之，
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則人之所以求富貴利達者，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗則人之所以求富貴利達者，Focus on what an action concerns ↗則人之所以求富貴利達者，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗則人之所以求富貴利達者，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 2 者 × 2 不 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 六反第四十六之所以求嚴而民聽從，嚴愛之筴亦可決矣。且父母之所以求於子也，動作則欲其安利也，行身則欲其遠罪也。
荀子 · 非相篇第五則人之所然則人之所以為人者，非特以二足而無毛也，以其有辨也。今夫狌狌形笑，亦二足而毛也，然而君子啜其羹
韓非子 · 孤憤第十一人之所以人之所以謂齊亡者，非地與城亡也。呂氏弗制，而田氏用之；所以謂晉亡者，亦非地與城亡也，姬氏不制
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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_008.txt, lines 714–717. MENG 4B33:05; tr. D. C. Lau 1.175
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