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文學曰：「非學無以治身，非禮無以輔德。和氏之璞，天下之美寶也、待礛諸之工而後明。毛嬙，天下之姣人也，待香澤脂粉而後容。周公，天下之至聖人也，待賢師學問而後通。今齊世庸士之人，不好學問，專以己之愚而荷負巨任，若無橶舳，濟江海而遭大風，漂沒於百仞之淵，東流無崖之川，安得沮而止乎？」

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卷5·殊路第二十一·第4则

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又曰：「功夫不是透得這個真機，如何得他充實光輝？若能透得時：不由你聰明知解接得來；須胸中渣滓渾化，不使有毫髮沾帶始得。」

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卷下·第264条

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玉起於禺氏，金起於汝漢，珠起於赤野，東西南北距周七千八百里，水絕壤斷，舟車不能通。先王爲其途之遠，其至之難，故託用於其重，以珠玉爲上幣，以黃金爲中幣，以刀布爲下幣。三幣握之則非有補於煖也，食之則非有補於飽也，先王以守財物，以御民事，而平天下也。今人君籍求於民，令曰十日而具，則財物之賈什去一；令曰八日而具，則財物之賈什去二；令曰五日而具，則財物之賈什去半；朝令而夕具，則財物之賈什去九。先王知其然，故不求於萬民，而籍於號令也。

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第73篇國蓄·第9则

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It would be surprising if in an organization which included a great number of men there should not be an occasional employee here and there who acted, in connection with the business or perhaps in conducting his own affairs, in a way which might be criticized. Even in a comparatively small organization it is wellnigh impossible to restrain this occasional man who is over-zealous for his own or his company's advancement. To judge the character of all the members of a great organization or the organization itself by the actions of a few individuals would be manifestly unfair.

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Chapter III, excerpt 49

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To begin with, my work was done in the office of the firm itself. I was almost always present when they talked of their affairs, laid out their plans, and decided upon a course of action. I thus had an advantage over other boys of my age, who were quicker and who could figure and write better than I. The firm conducted a business with so many ramifications that this education was quite extensive. They owned dwelling-houses, warehouses, and buildings which were rented for offices and a variety of uses, and I had to collect the rents. They shipped by rail, canal, and lake. There were many different kinds of negotiations and transactions going on, and with all these I was in close touch.

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Chapter II, excerpt 31

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