Day 17 · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · Five editions

Wed, Nov 4, 2026

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Career · Chinese classics

司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 198, Entry 28

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀二十一年(丁未,公元六四七年) · Leadership · Cognition · Growth · Action

十二月,壬申,西趙酋長趙磨帥萬餘戶內附,以其地為明州。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%B3%87%E6%B2%BB%E9%80%9A%E9%91%91/%E5%8D%B7198
卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀二十一年(丁未,公元六四七年)·第28则

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第64篇形勢解, Entry 27

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第64篇形勢解 · Human nature · Health · Wealth · Investing

民,利之則來,害之則去。民之從利也,如水之走下,於四方無擇也。故欲來民者,先起其利,雖不召而民自至。設其所惡,雖召之而民不來也。故曰:「召遠者使無爲焉。」

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第64篇形勢解·第27则

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 194, Entry 19

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷194·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝上之下貞觀十年(丙申,公元六三六年) · Decision · Wealth · Investing · Leadership

治書侍御史權萬紀上言:「宣、饒二州銀大發采之,歲可得數百萬緡。」上曰:「朕貴為天子,所乏者非財也,但恨無嘉言可以利民耳。與其多得數百萬緡,何如得一賢才!卿未嘗進一賢,退一不肖,而專言稅銀之利。昔堯、舜抵璧於山,投珠於谷,漢之桓、靈乃聚錢為私藏,卿欲以桓、靈俟我邪!」是日。黜萬紀,使還家。

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卷194·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝上之下貞觀十年(丙申,公元六三六年)·第19则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

孟子:Mencius, 盡心下 17

孟子《孟子》· 盡心下·17 · Action · Philosophy · Leadership

孟子曰:「孔子之去魯,曰:『遲遲吾行也』,去父母國之道也。去齊,接淅而行,去他國之道也。」

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盡心下·17

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Benjamin Franklin:The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Excerpt 76

Benjamin Franklin《The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Leadership

Even in the simple operation of sailing when at sea, I have often observ'd different judgments in the officers who commanded the successive watches, the wind being the same. One would have the sails trimm'd sharper or flatter than another, so that they seem'd to have no certain rule to govern by. Yet I think a set of experiments might be instituted, first, to determine the most proper form of the hull for swift sailing; next, the best dimensions and properest place for the masts: then the form and quantity of sails, and their position, as the wind may be; and, lastly, the disposition of the lading. This is an age of experiments, and I think a set accurately made and combin'd would be of great use. I am persuaded, therefore, that ere long some ingenious philosopher will undertake it, to whom I wish success.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/148
Excerpt 76

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