Zhuangzi · 讓王第二十八
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為吾臣與為狄人臣奚以異！
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為吾臣與為狄人臣奚以異！Distinguish doing, being, and acting for ↗為吾臣與為狄人臣奚以異！Track speakers and addressees ↗為吾臣與為狄人臣奚以異！Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗不以所用養害所養。」Keep different negatives apart ↗不以所用養害所養。」Focus on what an action concerns ↗遂成國於岐山之下。Locate a relation ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 4 為 × 2 吾 × 2 臣 × 2 以 × 2 所 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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孟子 · 梁惠王下岐山之下對曰：「昔者大王居邠，狄人侵之，去之岐山之下居焉。非擇而取之，不得已也。苟為善，後世子孫必有王者矣。
孟子 · 梁惠王下岐山之下去邠，踰梁山，邑于岐山之下居焉。邠人曰：『仁人也，不可失也。』從之者如歸市。或曰：『世守也，非身之所能為也。效
莊子 · 盜跖第二十九且吾聞之且吾聞之，好面譽人者，亦好背而毀之。今丘告我以大城眾民，是欲規我以利而恆民畜我也，安可長久也
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- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
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- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
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- KR5c0126_028.txt, lines 112–117. ZHUANG 28.2.3 Guo Qingfan 967; Wang Shumin 1120; Fang Yong 779; Chen Guying 747
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