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不可學、不可事之在人者謂之性，
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不可學、不可事之在人者謂之性，Keep different negatives apart ↗不可學、不可事之在人者謂之性，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗可學而能、可事而成之在人者謂之偽。Read the relationship between clauses ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 5 可 × 4 不 × 2 學 × 2 事 × 2 在 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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孟子 · 滕文公上人者謂之以財謂之惠，教人以善謂之忠，為天下得人者謂之仁。是故以天下與人易，為天下得人難。
荀子 · 正名篇第二十二者謂之性散名之在人者：生之所以然者謂之性，性之和所生，精合感應，不事而自然謂之性。性之好、惡、喜、怒、哀、樂謂之情。情然而心
荀子 · 正名篇第二十二在人者謂所以知之在人者謂之知。知有所合謂之智。智所以能之在人者謂之能。能有所合謂之能。性傷謂之病。節遇謂之命
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- 荀子 · Xunzi
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- Kanseki Repository · KR3a0002 · base edition tls
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- KR3a0002_023.txt, lines 120–124. XUN 23.04.03; 23:1c, Knoblock 3:152
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