Day 176 · Mon, Apr 12, 2027 · Five editions

Mon, Apr 12, 2027

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 9, 論勇第五十一, Entry 3

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷9·論勇第五十一 · Investing · Growth · Decision · Health

大夫曰:「荊軻提匕首入不測之強秦;秦王惶恐失守備,衛者皆懼。專諸手劍摩萬乘,刺吳王,屍孽立正,鎬冠千里。聶政自衛,由韓廷刺其主,功成求得,退自刑於朝,暴屍於市。今誠得勇士,乘強漢之威,淩無義之匈奴,制其死命,責以其過,若曹劌之脅齊桓公,遂其求。推鋒折銳,穹廬擾亂,上下相遁,因以輕銳隨其後。匈奴必交臂不敢格也。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%B9%BD%E9%90%B5%E8%AB%96/%E5%8D%B709
卷9·論勇第五十一·第3则

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

王永彬:Weilu Yehua, Passage 82

王永彬《圍爐夜話》· 第82段 · Human nature · Health · Decision · Growth

家之長幼,皆倚賴於我,我亦嘗體其情否也 士之衣食,皆取資於人,人亦曾受其益否也

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%9C%8D%E7%88%90%E5%A4%9C%E8%A9%B1
第82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 15

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

如此,富人有爵,農民有錢,粟有所渫。夫能入粟以受爵,皆有餘者也;取於有餘,以供上用,則貧民之賦可損,所謂損有餘補不足,令出而民利者也。順於民心,所補者三:一曰主用足,二曰民賦少,三曰勸農功。今令民有車騎馬一匹者,復卒三人。車騎者,天下武備也,故為復卒。神農之教曰:「有石城十仞,湯池百步,帶甲百萬,而亡粟,弗能守也。」以是觀之,粟者,王者大用,政之本務。令民入粟受爵至五大夫以上,乃復一人耳,此其與騎馬之功相去遠矣。爵者,上之所擅,出於口而亡窮;粟者,民之所種,生於地而不乏。夫得高爵與免罪,人之所甚欲也。使天下入粟於邊,以受爵免罪,不過三歲,塞下之粟必多矣。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7024
卷二十四·上 食·第15则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷下 225

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷下·第225条 · Leadership · Cognition · Growth · Learning

先生曰:「我輩致知,只是各隨分限所及。今日良知見在如此,只隨今日所知擴充到底,明日良知又有開悟,便從明日所知擴充到底,如此方是精一功夫。與人論學,亦須隨人分限所及。如樹有這些萌芽,只把這些水去灌慨,萌芽再長,便又加水,自拱把以至合抱,灌溉之功皆是隨其分限所及。若些小萌芽,有一桶水在,盡要傾上,便浸壤他了。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%82%B3%E7%BF%92%E9%8C%84/%E5%8D%B7%E4%B8%8B
卷下·第225条

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21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters

Warren Buffett:Berkshire 1981 Letter, Excerpt 1

Warren Buffett《Berkshire Hathaway 1981 Letter to Shareholders》· 1981 Chairman's Letter · Investing

Operating earnings of $39.7 million in 1981 amounted to 15.2% of beginning equity capital (valuing securities at cost) compared to 17.8% in 1980. Our new plan that allows stockholders to designate corporate charitable contributions (detailed later) reduced earnings by about $900,000 in 1981. This program, which we expect to continue subject to annual evaluation of our corporate tax position, had not been initiated in 1980.

Source: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1981.html
1981 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 1

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