Zhuangzi · 列御寇第三十二
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魯哀公問乎顏闔曰：
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韓非子 · 內儲說上七術第三十魯哀公問魯哀公問於孔子曰：「鄙諺曰：『莫眾而迷。』今寡人舉事，與群臣慮之，而國愈亂，其故何也？」
韓非子 · 內儲說上七術第三十魯哀公問魯哀公問於仲尼曰：「《春秋》之記曰：『冬十二月霣霜不殺菽。』何為記此？」仲尼對曰：「此言可以
韓非子 · 外儲說左下第三十三魯哀公問魯哀公問於孔子曰：「吾聞古者有夔一足，其果信有一足乎？」孔子對曰：「不也，夔非一足也。夔者忿
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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_032.txt, lines 250–252. ZHUANG 32.5.1 Guo Qingfan 1050; Wang Shumin 1270; Fang Yong 862; Chen Guying i41
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