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桓公問於管子曰：「楚者，山東之强國也，其人民習戰鬭之道。舉兵伐之，恐力不能過，兵弊於楚，功不成於周。爲之奈何？」管子對曰：「即以戰鬭之道與之矣。」公曰：「何謂也？」管子對曰：「公貴買其鹿。」桓公即爲百里之城，使人之楚買生鹿。楚生鹿當一而八萬。管子即令桓公與民通輕重，藏穀什之六。令左司馬伯公將白徒而鑄錢於莊山。令中大夫王邑載錢二千萬，求生鹿於楚。楚王聞之，告其相曰：「彼金錢，人之所重也，國之所以存，明王之所以賞有功。禽獸者，群害也，明王之所棄逐也。今齊以其重寶貴買吾群害，則是楚之福也。天且以齊私楚也。子告吾民，急求生鹿，以盡齊之寶。」楚民即釋其耕農而田鹿。管子告楚之賈人曰：「子爲我至生鹿，二十賜子金百斤，什至而金千斤也。則是楚不賦於民而財用足也。」楚之男子居外，女子居涂。隰朋教民藏粟五倍。楚以生鹿藏錢五倍。管子曰：「楚可下矣。」公曰：「奈何？」管子對曰：「楚錢五倍，其君且自得而脩穀。錢五倍，是楚强也。」桓公曰：「諾。」因令人閉關，不與楚通使。楚王果自得而脩穀。穀不可三月而得也，楚糴四百。齊因令人載粟處芊之南，楚人降齊者十分之四。三年而楚服。

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第84篇輕重戊·第5则

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害人之心不可有，防人之心不可無，此戒疏於慮也； 寧受人之欺，毋逆人之詐，此儆傷於察也； 二語並存，精明而渾厚矣。

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第130则

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文學曰：「夫欲安民富國之道，在於反本，本立而道生。順天之理，因地之利，即不勞而功成。夫不修其源而事其流，無本以統之，雖竭精神，盡思慮，無益於治。欲安之適足以危之，欲救之適足以敗之。夫治亂之端，在於本末而已，不至勞其心而道可得也。孔子曰：『不通於論者難於言治，道不同者，不相與謀。』今公卿意有所倚，故文學之言，不可用也。」

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卷2·憂邊第十二·第4则

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上欲自征高麗，褚遂良上疏，以為：「天下譬猶一身：兩京，心腹也；州縣，四支也；四夷，身外之物也。高麗罪大，誠當致討，但命二、三猛將將四五萬眾，仗陛下威靈，取之如反掌耳。今太子新立，年尚幼稚，自餘籓屏，陛下所知，一旦棄金湯之全，逾遼海之險，以天下之君，輕行遠舉，皆愚臣之所甚憂也。」上不聽。時群臣多諫征高麗者，上曰：「八堯、九舜，不能冬種，野夫、童子，春種而生，得時故也。夫天有其時，人有其功。蓋蘇文陵上虐下，民延頸待救，此正高麗可亡之時也。議者紛紜，但不見此耳。」

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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4则

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One great excitement of this life was the extra charge of ten cents which we were permitted to collect for messages delivered beyond a certain limit. These "dime messages," as might be expected, were anxiously watched, and quarrels arose among us as to the right of delivery. In some cases it was alleged boys had now and then taken a dime message out of turn. This was the only cause of serious trouble among us. By way of settlement I proposed that we should "pool" these messages and divide the cash equally at the end of each week. I was appointed treasurer. Peace and good-humor reigned ever afterwards. This pooling of extra earnings not being intended to create artificial prices was really coöperation. It was my first essay in financial organization.

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Chapter III, excerpt 20

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