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一曰天之，二曰地之，三曰人之，四曰上下左右前後熒惑，其處安在？

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第55篇九守·第9则

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氣象要高曠，而不可疏狂； 心思要縝密，而不可瑣屑； 趣味要沖澹，而不可偏枯； 操守要嚴明，而不可激烈。

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第82则

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甲寅，高昌王麴文泰入朝。西域諸國鹹欲因文泰使入貢，上遣文泰之臣厭怛紇干往迎之。魏徵諫曰：「昔光武不聽西域送侍子，置都護，以為不以蠻夷勞中國。今天下初定，前者文泰之來，所過勞費已甚，今借使十國入貢，其徒旅不減千人。邊民荒耗，將不勝其弊。若聽其商賈往來，與邊民交市，則可矣，倘以賓客遇之，非中國之利也。」時厭怛紇干已行，上遽令止之。

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卷193·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝上之中貞觀四年（庚寅，公元六三零年）·第42则

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上將復伐高麗，朝議以為：「高麗依山為城，攻之不可猝拔。前大駕親征，國人不得耕種，所克之城，悉收其谷，繼以旱災，民太半乏食。今若數遣偏師，更迭擾其疆場，使彼疲於奔命，釋耒入堡，數年之間，千里蕭條，則人心自離，鴨綠之北，可不戰而取矣。」上從之。三月，以左武衛大將軍牛進達為青丘道行軍大總管，右武候將軍李海岸副之，發兵萬餘人，乘樓船自萊州泛海而入。又以太子詹事李世勣為遼東道行軍大總管，右武衛將軍孫貳朗等副之，將兵三千人，因營州都督府兵自新城道入。兩軍皆選習水善戰者配之。

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卷198·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝下之上貞觀二十一年（丁未，公元六四七年）·第5则

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This is something of a commentary upon the truth that war breeds war, that every battle sows the seeds of future battles, and that thus nations become traditional enemies. The experience of American boys is that of the Scotch. They grow up to read of Washington and Valley Forge, of Hessians hired to kill Americans, and they come to hate the very name of Englishman. Such was my experience with my American nephews. Scotland was all right, but England that had fought Scotland was the wicked partner. Not till they became men was the prejudice eradicated, and even yet some of it may linger.

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Chapter I, excerpt 7

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