Day 257 · Fri, Jul 2, 2027 · Five editions

Fri, Jul 2, 2027

Five emails a day: 00:00 Night / 07:00 Morning / 12:00 Noon / 17:00 Evening / 21:00 Figures

00:00 Night · Health · Chinese classics

子思:中庸, Section 11

子思《禮記·中庸》· 第11章 · Cognition · Learning · Philosophy · Health

信乎朋友有道,不順乎親,不信乎朋友矣;順乎親有道,反諸身不誠,不順乎親矣;誠身有道,不明乎善,不誠乎身矣。「誠者,天之道也;誠之者,人之道也。誠者不勉而中,不思而得,從容中道,聖人也。誠之者,擇善而固執之者也。「博學之,審問之,慎思之,明辨之,篤行之。有弗學,學之弗能弗措也;有弗問,問之弗知弗措也;有弗思,思之弗得弗措也;有弗辨,辨之弗明弗措也;有弗行,行之弗篤弗措也。人一能之,己百之;人十能之,己千之。果能此道矣,雖愚必明,雖柔必強。「自誠明,謂之性。自明誠,謂之教。誠則明矣,明則誠矣。「唯天下至誠,爲能盡其性;

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第11章

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷上 58

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷上·第58条 · Health · Cognition · Decision · Character

「喜、怒、哀、樂本體自是中和的。纔自家著些意思,便過不及,便是私。」

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卷上·第58条

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第03篇權脩, Entry 6

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第03篇權脩 · Investing · Health · Growth · Action

上恃龜筮,好用巫醫,則鬼神驟崇。故功之不立,名之不章,爲之患者三:有獨王者,有貧賤者,有日不足者。一年之計,莫如樹穀;十年之計,莫如樹木;終身之計,莫如樹人。一樹一穫者,穀也;一樹十穫者,木也;一樹百穫者,人也。我苟種之,如神用之,舉事如神,唯王之門。

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第03篇權脩·第6则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 195, Entry 25

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷195·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之上貞觀十三年(己亥,公元六三九年) · Leadership · Action

己丑,吐谷渾王諾曷缽來朝,以宗女為弘化公主,妻之。

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卷195·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之上貞觀十三年(己亥,公元六三九年)·第25则

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Benjamin Franklin:The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Excerpt 37

Benjamin Franklin《The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · Leadership

I soon after obtain'd, thro' my friend Hamilton, the printing of the Newcastle paper money, another profitable jobb as I then thought it; small things appearing great to those in small circumstances; and these, to me, were really great advantages, as they were great encouragements. He procured for me, also, the printing of the laws and votes of that government, which continu'd in my hands as long as I follow'd the business.

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Excerpt 37

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