Day 25 · Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · Five editions

Thu, Nov 12, 2026

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

00:00 Night · Investing · Chinese classics

桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 1, 力耕第二, Entry 4

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷1·力耕第二 · Wealth · Investing · Philosophy · Health

文學曰:「古者,商通物而不豫,工致牢而不偽。故君子耕稼田魚,其實一也。商則長詐,工則飾罵,內懷窺窬而心不怍,是以薄夫欺而敦夫薄。昔桀女樂充宮室,文繡衣裳,故伊尹高逝遊薄,而女樂終廢其國。今騾驢之用,不中牛馬之功,鼲貂旃罽,不益錦綈之實。美玉珊瑚出於昆山,珠璣犀象出於桂林,此距漢萬有餘里。計耕桑之功,資財之費,是一物而售百倍其價也,一揖而中萬鐘之粟也。夫上好珍怪,則淫服下流,貴遠方之物,則貨財外充。是以王者不珍無用以節其民,不愛奇貨以富其國。故理民之道,在於節用尚本,分土井田而已。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%B9%BD%E9%90%B5%E8%AB%96/%E5%8D%B701
卷1·力耕第二·第4则

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Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

王永彬:Weilu Yehua, Passage 50

王永彬《圍爐夜話》· 第50段 · Health · Philosophy · Leadership · Human nature

恐別無生活,總期克勤克儉,毋負先人 能結交直道朋友,其人必有令名

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%9C%8D%E7%88%90%E5%A4%9C%E8%A9%B1
第50段(按原排版相邻两行合并)

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

班固:Book of Han, Food and Money, 上 食, Entry 13

班固《漢書》· 上 食 · Investing · Leadership · Wealth · Decision

夫珠玉金銀,飢不可食,寒不可衣,然而眾貴之者,以上用之故也。其為物輕微易臧,在於把握,可以周海內而亡飢寒之患。此令臣輕背其主,而民易去其鄉,盜賊有所勸,亡逃者得輕資也。粟米布帛生於地,長於時,聚於力,非可一日成也;數石之重,中人弗勝,不為姦邪所利,一日弗得而飢寒至。是故明君貴五穀而賤金玉。 今農夫五口之家,其服役者不下二人,其能耕者不過百畝,百畝之收不過百石。春耕夏耘,秋穫冬臧,伐薪樵,治官府,給繇役;春不得避風塵,夏不得避暑熱,秋不得避陰雨,冬不得避寒凍,四時之間亡日休息;又私自送往迎來,弔死問疾,養孤長幼在其中。勤苦如此,尚復被水旱之災,急政暴虐,賦斂不時,朝令而暮改。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7024
卷二十四·上 食·第13则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第16篇法法, Entry 6

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第16篇法法 · Leadership · Health · Growth · Action

令未布而民或爲之,而賞從之,則是上妄予也。上妄予則功臣怨,功臣怨而愚民操事於妄作,愚民操事於妄作,則大亂之本也。令未布而罰及之,則是上妄誅也。上妄誅則民輕生,民輕生則暴人興,曹黨起而亂賊作矣。令已布而賞不從,則是使民不勸勉、不行制、不死節。民不勸勉、不行制、不死節,則戰不勝而守不固;戰不勝而守不固,則國不安矣。令已布而罰不及,則是教民不聽。民不聽則彊者立,彊者立則主位危矣。故曰:憲律制度必法道,號令必著明,賞罰必信密,此正民之經也。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC16%E7%AF%87%E6%B3%95%E6%B3%95
第16篇法法·第6则

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

John D. Rockefeller:Random Reminiscences of Men and Events, Excerpt 4

John D. Rockefeller《Random Reminiscences of Men and Events》· Chapter I · Leadership

He was a young and enthusiastic fellow, so full of his subject that he added his slogan, "$4.00 a bbl.," after his signature on the register, that no one might misunderstand his convictions. The battle cry of $4.00 a barrel was all the more striking because crude oil was selling then for much less, and this campaign for a higher price certainly did attract attention--it was much top good to be true. But if Mr. Archbold had to admit in the end that crude oil is not worth "$4,00 a bbl.," his enthusiasm, his energy, and his splendid power over men have lasted.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17090
Chapter I, excerpt 4

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