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故法而不議，
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則法之所不至者必廢；Follow a condition and its consequence ↗則法之所不至者必廢；Focus on what an action concerns ↗則法之所不至者必廢；Name the one, thing, or situation ↗Watch recurrence: 不 × 4 法 × 2 而 × 2 則 × 2 之 × 2 所 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 知北遊第二十二法而不議天地有大美而不言，四時有明法而不議，萬物有成理而不說。聖人者，原天地之美而達萬物之理，是故至人无為，大聖不作，觀於天地
韓非子 · 難二第三十七之所不及簡子圍衛之郛郭，犀楯、犀櫓，立於矢石之所不及，鼓之而士不起。簡子投枹曰：「烏乎！吾之士數弊也。」行人燭過免冑而對曰：「臣聞之：亦
荀子 · 榮辱篇第四法之所不。憂忘其身，內忘其親，上忘其君，是刑法之所不舍也，聖王之所不畜也。乳彘不觸虎，乳狗不遠遊，不忘其親也。
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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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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR3a0002_009.txt, lines 103–106. XUN 9:2:5, Beida p.115; Knoblock 2:95
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