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道行則君臣親，父子安，諸生育。故明主之務，務在行道，不顧小物。燕爵，物之小者也。故曰：「燕爵之集，道行不顧。」

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第64篇形勢解·第21则

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子曰：「事君盡禮，人以爲諂也。」

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八佾第三·三之十八

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Wealth is assets that earn while you sleep.

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How to Get Rich, Seek Wealth, Not Money or Status

將以求吾所大欲也。」 曰：「王之所大欲，可得聞與？」 王笑而不言。 曰：「為肥甘不足於口與？輕暖不足於體與？抑為采色不足視於目與？聲音不足聽於耳與？便嬖不足使令於前與？王之諸臣，皆足以供之；而王豈為是哉？」 曰：「否。吾不為是也。」 曰：「然則王之大欲，可知已：欲闢土地，朝秦楚，蒞中國而撫四夷也。以若所為，求若所欲，猶緣木而求魚也。」 王曰：「若是其甚與？」 曰：「殆有甚焉。緣木求魚，雖不得魚，無後災；以若所為，求若所欲，盡心力而為之，後必有災。」 曰：「可得聞與？」 曰：「鄒人與楚人戰，則王以為孰勝？」 曰：「楚人勝。」 曰：「然則小固不可以敵大，寡固不可以敵眾，弱固不可以敵強。海內之地，方千里者九，齊集有其一；

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梁惠王上·7

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Concluding this little dissertation on acquisitions, I can't resist repeating a tale told me last year by a corporate executive. The business he grew up in was a fine one, with a long-time record of leadership in its industry. Its main product, however, was distressingly glamorless. So several decades ago, the company hired a management consultant who - naturally - advised diversification, the then-current fad. ("Focus" was not yet in style.) Before long, the company acquired a number of businesses, each after the consulting firm had gone through a long - and expensive - acquisition study. And the outcome? Said the executive sadly, "When we started, we were getting 100% of our earnings from the original business. After ten years, we were getting 150%."

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1995 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 4

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