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故兵有走者、有弛者、有陷者、有崩者、有亂者、有北者。凡此六者，非天之災，將之過也。夫勢均，以一擊十，曰走；卒强吏弱，曰弛；吏强卒弱，曰陷；大吏怒而不服，遇敵懟而自戰，將不知其能，曰崩；將弱不嚴，教道不明，吏卒無常，陳兵縱橫，曰亂；將不能料敵，以少合衆，以弱擊強，兵無選鋒，曰北。凡此六者，敗之道也，將之至任，不可不察也。

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地形第十·第2则

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文本既拜，還家，有憂色。母問其故，文本曰：「非勳非舊，濫荷寵榮，位高責重，所以憂懼。」親賓有來賀者，文本曰：「今受吊，不受賀也。」

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卷197·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之下貞觀十八年（甲辰，公元六四四年）·第14则

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凡農者，月不足而歲有餘者也。而上徵暴急無時，則民倍貸以給上之徵矣。耕耨者有時，而澤不必足，則民倍貸以取庸矣。秋糴以五，春糶以束，是又倍貸也。故以上之徵而倍取於民者四。關市之租，府庫之徵，粟什一，廝輿之事，此四時亦當一倍貸矣。夫以一民養四主，故逃徙者刑，而上不能止者，粟少而民無積也。常山之東，河、汝之閒，蚤生而晚殺，五穀之所蕃孰也。四種而五穫，中年畝二石，一夫爲粟二百石。今也倉廩虛而民無積，農夫以粥子者，上無術以均之也。故先王使農士商工四民交能易作，終歲之利，無道相過也，是以民作一而得均。民作一則田墾，姦巧不生。田墾則粟多，粟多則國富。姦巧不生則民治。富而治，此王之道也。不生粟之國亡，粟生而死者霸，粟生而不死者王。粟也者，民之所歸也；粟也者，財之所歸也；粟也者，地之所歸也。粟多，則天下之物盡至矣。故舜一徙成邑，貳徙成都，參徙成國。舜非嚴刑罰，重禁令，而民歸之矣，去者必害，從者必利也。先王者，善爲民除害興利，故天下之民歸之。所謂興利者，利農事也；所謂除害者，禁害農事也。農事勝則入粟多，入粟多則國富，國富則安鄉重家。安鄉重家，則雖變俗易習，歐衆移民，至於殺之，而民不惡也。此務粟之功也。上不利農則粟少，粟少則人貧，人貧則輕家，輕家則易去，易去則上令不能必行，上令不能必行則禁不能必止，禁不能必止則戰不必勝、守不必固矣。夫令不必行，禁不必止，戰不必勝，守不必固，命之曰寄生之君。此由不利農、少粟之害也。粟者，王之本事也，人主之大務，有人之塗，治國之道也。

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第48篇治國·第3则

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乙丑，上祀禹廟。丁卯，至柳谷，觀鹽池。庚午，至蒲州，刺史趙元楷課父老服黃紗單衣迎車駕，盛飾廨捨樓觀，又飼羊百餘口、魚數百頭以饋貴戚。上數之曰：「朕巡省河、洛，凡有所須，皆資庫物。卿所為乃亡隋之弊俗也。」甲戌，幸長春宮。

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卷195·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之上貞觀十二年（戊戌，公元六三八年）·第5则

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Pete paused as his wife, daughter and I leaned forward. Then he surprised us: “Well, I looked at Berkshire’s proxy statement and I wouldn’t want to make more than my boss, so pay me $100,000 per year.” After I picked myself off the floor, Pete added: “But we will earn X (he named a number) this year, and I would like an annual bonus of 10% of any earnings above what the company is now delivering.” I replied: “OK Pete, but if Forest River makes any significant acquisitions we will make an appropriate adjustment for the additional capital thus employed.” I didn’t define “appropriate” or “significant,” but those vague terms never caused a problem.

Source： https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2024ltr.pdf
2024 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 2

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