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「魚、我所欲也，
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荀子 · 富國篇第十者不可得賞不行，則賢者不可得而進也；罰不行，則不肖者不可得而退也。賢者不可得而進，不肖不可得而退，則能不能不可得
荀子 · 王霸篇第十一者不可得養五綦者有具，無其具，則五綦者不可得而致也。萬乘之國，可謂廣大、富厚矣，加有治辨、彊固之道焉，若是，則怡愉無患難矣，然後
韓非子 · 姦劫弒臣第十四二者不可二者不可以得安，我安能無相比周，蔽主上，為姦私以適重人哉？」此必不顧人主之義矣。
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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_011.txt, lines 471–477. MENG 6A10:01; tr. D. C. Lau 2.23
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