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散名之在人者：
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生之所以然者謂之性，Focus on what an action concerns ↗生之所以然者謂之性，Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗不事而自然謂之性。Keep different negatives apart ↗情然而心為之擇謂之慮。Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 9 謂 × 4 性 × 4 然 × 3 者 × 2 生 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 存韓第二所以然者夫韓嘗一背秦而國迫地侵，兵弱至今，所以然者，聽姦臣之浮說，不權事實，故雖殺戮姦臣，不能使韓復強。」〓#
韓非子 · 有度第六所以然者此其所以然者，由主之不上斷於法，而信下為之也。故明主使法擇人，不自舉也；使法量功，不自度也。
韓非子 · 姦劫弒臣第十四所以然者此其所以然者，匿罪之罰重，而告姦之賞厚也。此亦使天下必為己視聽之道也。至治之法術已明矣，而世學者
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- Work
- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Traditionally associated with Xun Kuang; the received collection contains multiple textual layers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_022.txt, lines 25–31. XUN 22:1b:1, Beida p.367; Knoblock 3:127
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