Tue, Nov 10, 2026

子張問「明」。子曰：「浸潤之譖，膚受之愬，不行焉，可謂明也已矣。浸潤之譖，膚受之愬，不行焉，可謂遠也已矣。」

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顏淵第十二·十二之六

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子路問君子。子曰：「脩己以敬。」曰：「如斯而已乎？」曰：「脩己以安人。」曰：「如斯而已乎？」曰：「脩己以安百姓。脩己以安百姓，堯舜其猶病諸！」

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憲問第十四·十四之四五

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Over and above the expenses which are common to every branch of trade, such as the expense of house-rent, the wages of servants, clerks, accountants, etc. the expenses peculiar to a bank consist chiefly in two articles: first, in the expense of keeping at all times in its coffers, for answering the occasional demands of the holders of its notes, a large sum of money, of which it loses the interest; and, secondly, in the expense of replenishing those coffers as fast as they are emptied by answering such occasional demands.

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Book II, Chapter II, paragraph 757

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子貢問曰：「何如斯可謂之『士』矣？」子曰：「行己有恥，使於四方，不辱君命；可謂『士』矣。」曰：「敢問其次。」曰：「宗族稱孝焉，鄉黨稱弟焉。」曰：「敢問其次。」曰：「言必信，行必果，硜硜然，小人哉，抑亦可以爲次矣。」曰：「今之從政者何如？」子曰：「噫！斗筲之人，何足算也！」

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子路第十三·十三之二十

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阿里巴巴將永遠堅持做一家102年的企業，我們不會改變「讓天下沒有難做的生意」這個使命。

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2018 letter to investors, paragraph beginning “阿里巴巴將永遠堅持做一家102年的企業...”