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故學至乎《禮》而止矣。
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故學至乎《禮》而止矣。Follow an explicit inference ↗故學至乎《禮》而止矣。Recognize a question or an exclamation ↗故學至乎《禮》而止矣。Read the relationship between clauses ↗故學至乎《禮》而止矣。Hear explanation and a changed situation ↗在天地之閒者畢矣。Name the one, thing, or situation ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 7 也 × 4 禮 × 2 矣 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 秋水第十七在天地之計四海之在天地之間也，不似礨空之在大澤乎？計中國之在海內，不似稊米之在太倉乎？號物之數謂之萬，人處一
莊子 · 知北遊第二十二天地之閒「中國有人焉，非陰非陽，處於天地之閒，直且為人，將反於宗。
莊子 · 知北遊第二十二天地之閒「人生天地之閒，若白駒之過郤，忽然而已。注然勃然，莫不出焉；油然漻然，莫不入焉。已化而生，又化而死
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Xun Kuang; the received collection contains multiple textual layers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_001.txt, lines 274–280. XUN 1.8.3; Knoblock 1:139, tr. CH
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