Zhuangzi · 天下第三十三
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作為華山之冠以自表，
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韓非子 · 顯學第五十見侮不辱之議，設不鬭爭，取不隨仇，不羞囹圄，見侮不辱，
荀子 · 正論篇第十八見侮不辱子宋子曰：「見侮不辱。」應之曰：「凡議，必將立隆正然後可也。無隆正，則是非不分而辨訟不決。故所聞曰：『天
荀子 · 正名篇第二十二見侮不辱「見侮不辱」，「聖人不愛己」，「殺盜非殺人也」，此惑於用名以亂名者也。驗之所（以）為有名而觀其
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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_033.txt, lines 322–333. ZHUANG 33.3.2 Guo Qingfan 10i2; Wang Shumin 1319; Fang Yong 889; Chen Guying 870
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