Zhuangzi · 讓王第二十八
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必有重賞大功而後得見，Read the relationship between clauses ↗必有重賞大功而後得見，Identify who undergoes the action ↗今臣之知不足以存國而勇不足以死寇。Keep different negatives apart ↗今臣之知不足以存國而勇不足以死寇。Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗Watch recurrence: 國 × 2 之 × 2 而 × 2 不 × 2 足 × 2 以 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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韓非子 · 八經第四十八知不足以而賞罰生焉，故無用之辯不留朝。任事者知不足以治職，則官收。說大而誇則窮端，故姦得而怒。
韓非子 · 外儲說右上第三十四楚國之法一曰：楚王急召太子。楚國之法，車不得至於茆門。天雨，廷中有潦，太子遂驅車至於茆門。廷理曰：「車不得至茆門。至茆門
荀子 · 彊國篇第十六楚國之法名大也。今子發獨不然，反先王之道，亂楚國之法，墮興功之臣，恥受賞之屬，無僇乎族黨而抑卑乎後世，案獨以為私廉，豈不過甚矣哉！
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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 327–332. ZHUANG 28.7.4 Guo Qingfan 974; Wang Shumin 1136; Fang Yong 786; Chen Guying 755
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