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匹夫而有天下者，
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論語 · 憲問篇第十四而有天下射，奡盪舟，俱不得其死然。禹、稷躬稼而有天下。」夫子不答。南宮适出，子曰：「君子哉若人！尚德哉若人！」
荀子 · 彊國篇第十六有天下者夫桀、紂，聖王之後子孫也，有天下者之世也，埶籍之所存，天下之宗室也，土地之大，封內千里，人之眾數以億萬，俄而天下倜然舉
荀子 · 禮論篇第十九有天下者故有天下者事七世，有一國者事五世，有五乘之地者事三世，有三乘之地者事二世，持手而食者不得立祭廟
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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_009.txt, lines 575–583. MENG 5A06:08; tr. D. C. Lau 2.193
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