Zhuangzi · 秋水第十七
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知天地之為稊米也，
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韓非子 · 解老第二十物莫不有方圓而隨其規矩，則萬事之功形矣。而萬物莫不有規矩，議言之士，計會規矩也。
韓非子 · 外儲說右上第三十四其所有而學於夫子者，仁義也；仁義者，與天下共其所有而同其利者也。今以由之秩粟而飡民，不可何也？」孔子曰：「由之野也！吾以女知之，女徒未及
老子 · 第五十一章萬物莫不道生之而德畜之，物形之而勢成之。是以萬物莫不尊道而貴德。道之尊、德之貴也，夫莫之命而恒自然也。
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- Work
- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
- Contributors
- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR5c0126_017.txt, lines 252–261. ZHUANG 17.1.22 Guo Qingfan 577; Wang Shumin 597; Fang Yong 435; Chen Guying 420
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