Day 52 · Wed, Dec 9, 2026 · Five editions

Wed, Dec 9, 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

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第66篇版法解, Entry 2

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第66篇版法解 · Philosophy · Leadership · Health · Action

萬物尊天而貴風雨。所以尊天者,爲其莫不受命焉也。所以貴風雨者,爲其莫不待風而動,待雨而濡也。若使萬物釋天而更有所受命,釋風而更有所仰動,釋雨而更有所仰濡,則無爲尊天而貴風雨矣。今人君之所尊安者,爲其威立而令行也。其所以能立威行令者,爲其威利之操莫不在君也。若使威利之操不專在君,而有所分散,則君日益輕,而威利日衰,侵暴之道也。故曰:「三經既飭,君乃有國。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC66%E7%AF%87%E7%89%88%E6%B3%95%E8%A7%A3
第66篇版法解·第2则

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

孔子及其弟子:Analects 13.28

孔子及其弟子《論語》· 子路第十三·十三之二八 · Health · Cognition · Character · Learning

子路問曰:「何如斯可謂之『士』矣?」子曰:「切切偲偲、怡怡如也,可謂『士』矣。朋友切切偲偲,兄弟怡怡。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E8%AB%96%E8%AA%9E/%E5%AD%90%E8%B7%AF%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%89
子路第十三·十三之二八

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 4, 地廣第十六, Entry 6

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷4·地廣第十六 · Investing · Health · Character · Decision

文學曰:「夫賤不害智,貧不妨行。顏淵屢空,不為不賢。孔子不容,不為不聖。必將以貌舉人,以才進士,則太公終身鼓刀,寧戚不離飯牛矣。古之君子,守道以立名,修身以俟時,不為窮變節,不為賤易誌,惟仁之處,惟義之行。臨財茍得,見利反義,不義而富,無名而貴,仁者不為也。故曾參、閔子,不以其仁易晉、楚之富。伯夷不以其行易諸侯之位,是以齊景公有馬千駟,而不能與之爭名。孔子曰:『賢哉回也!一簞食,一瓢飲,在於陋巷,人不堪其憂,回也不改其樂。』故惟仁者能處約、樂,小人富斯暴,貧斯濫矣。楊子曰:『為仁不富,為富不仁。』茍先利而後義,取奪不厭。公卿積億萬,大夫積千金,士積百金,利己幷財以聚;百姓寒苦,流離於路,儒獨何以完其衣冠也?」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%B9%BD%E9%90%B5%E8%AB%96/%E5%8D%B704
卷4·地廣第十六·第6则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第26篇戒, Entry 7

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第26篇戒 · Leadership · History · Wealth · Investing

桓公去易牙、豎刁、衛公子開方。五味不至,於是乎復反易牙。宮中亂,復反豎刁。利言卑辭不在側,復反衛公子開方。桓公內不量力,外不量交,而力伐四鄰。公薨,六子皆求立。易牙與衛公子,內與豎刁,因共殺羣吏而立公子無虧。故公死七日不斂,九月不葬。孝公犇宋,宋襄公率諸侯以伐齊,戰于甗,大敗齊師,殺公子無虧,立孝公而還。襄公立十三年,桓公立四十二年。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC26%E7%AF%87%E6%88%92
第26篇戒·第7则

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21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters

Warren Buffett:Berkshire 2011 Letter, Excerpt 2

Warren Buffett《Berkshire Hathaway 2011 Letter to Shareholders》· 2011 Chairman's Letter · Investing

• Our major businesses did well last year. In fact, each of our five largest non-insurance companies – BNSF, Iscar, Lubrizol, Marmon Group and MidAmerican Energy – delivered record operating earnings. In aggregate these businesses earned more than $9 billion pre-tax in 2011. Contrast that to seven years ago, when we owned only one of the five, MidAmerican, whose pre-tax earnings were $393 million. Unless the economy weakens in 2012, each of our fabulous five should again set a record, with aggregate earnings comfortably topping $10 billion.

Source: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2011ltr.pdf
2011 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 2

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