Zhuangzi · 盜跖第二十九
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「昔者桀紂貴為天子，
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「昔者桀紂貴為天子，Name the one, thing, or situation ↗則有怍色有不服之心者，Follow a condition and its consequence ↗則有怍色有不服之心者，Keep different negatives apart ↗Watch recurrence: 有 × 3 子 × 2 曰 × 2 者 × 2 桀 × 2 紂 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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孟子 · 萬章上貴為天子有天下，而不足以解憂；貴、人之所欲，貴為天子，而不足以解憂。
荀子 · 榮辱篇第四貴為天子夫貴為天子，富有天下，是人情之所同欲也。然則從人之欲，則勢不能容、物不能贍也。
荀子 · 王霸篇第十一貴為天子夫貴為天子，富有天下，名為聖王，兼制人，人莫得而制也，是人情之所同欲也，而王者兼而有是者也。
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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_029.txt, lines 509–518. ZHUANG 29.2.3 Guo Qingfan 1003; Wang Shumin 1194; Fang Yong i18; Chen Guying 790
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