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「奚有於是？
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韓非子 · 顯學第五十有人於此今有人於此，義不入危城，不處軍旅，不以天下大利易其脛一毛，世主必從而禮之，貴其智而高其行，以為
荀子 · 儒效篇第八有人於此今有人於此，㞕然藏千溢之寶，雖行貣而食，人謂之富矣。彼寶也者，衣之不可衣也，食之不可食也，賣之
荀子 · 子道篇第二十九有人於此子路問於孔子曰：「有人於此，夙興夜寐，耕耘樹藝，手足胼胝以養其親，然而無孝之名，何也？」孔子曰：「意者身不敬與
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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_012.txt, lines 85–94. MENG 6B02:02; tr. D. C. Lau 2.24
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