Day 258 · Sat, Jul 3, 2027 · Five editions

Sat, Jul 3, 2027

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

00:00 Night · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第30篇君臣上, Entry 3

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第30篇君臣上 · Leadership · Health · Cognition · Decision

是故君人也者,無貴如其言。人臣也者,無愛如其力。言下力上,而臣主之道畢矣。是故主畫之,相守之;相畫之,官守之;官畫之,民役之。則又有符節、印璽、典法、筴籍以相揆也,此明公道而滅姦僞之術也。論材量能,謀德而舉之,上之道也。專意一心,守職而不勞,下之事也。爲人君者,下及官中之事,則有司不任。爲人臣者,上共專於上,則人主失威。是故有道之君,正其德以莅民,而不言智能聰明。智能聰明者,下之職也。所以用智能聰明者,上之道也。上之人明其道,下之人守其職,上下之分不同任,而復合爲一體。是故知善,人君也;身善,人役也。君身善則不公矣。人君不公,常惠於賞而不忍於刑,是國無法也。治國無法,則民朋黨而下比,飾巧以成其私。法制有常,則民不散而上合,竭情以納其忠。是以不言智能,而順事治,國患解,大臣之任也。不言於聰明,而善人舉,姦僞誅,視聽者衆也。是以爲人君者,坐萬物之原,而官諸生之職者也。選賢論材而待之以法,舉而得其人,坐而收其福,不可勝收也。官不勝任,犇走而奉,其敗事不可勝救也。而國未嘗乏於勝任之士,上之明適不足以知之。是以明君審知勝任之臣者也。故曰:主道得,賢材遂,百姓治,治亂在主而已矣。故曰:主身者,正德之本也;官治者,耳目之制也。身立而民化,德正而官治。治官化民,其要在上。是故君子不求於民。是以上及下之事謂之矯,下及上之事謂之勝。爲上而矯,悖也。爲下而勝,逆也。國家有悖逆反迕之行,有土主民者失其紀也。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC30%E7%AF%87%E5%90%9B%E8%87%A3%E4%B8%8A
第30篇君臣上·第3则

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What does this passage say about how you work today?

07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第35篇侈靡, Entry 3

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第35篇侈靡 · Philosophy · Health · Cognition · Action

「政與教孰急?」管子曰:「夫政教相似而殊方。若夫教者,標然若秋雲之遠,動人心之悲;藹然若夏之靜雲,乃及人之體;𩿊然若謞之靜,動人意以怨;蕩蕩若流水,使人思之。人所生往,教之始也,身必備之。辟之若秋雲之始見,賢者、不肖者化焉。敬而待之,愛而使之,若樊神山祭之。賢者少,不肖者多,使其賢,不肖惡得不化?今夫政則少則,若夫成形之徵者也。去則少,可使人乎?」「用貧與富,何如而可?」曰:「甚富不可使,甚貧不知恥,水平而不流,無源則遬竭。雲平而雨不甚,無委雲,雨則遬已。政平而無威則不行,愛而無親則流。親左有用,無用則辟之。若相爲,有兆怨。上短下長,無度而用,則危本。不稱而祀譚次祖,犯詛渝盟傷言。敬祖禰,尊始也。齊約之信,論行也。尊天地之理,所以論威也。薄德之君之府囊也,必因成刑而論於人,此政行也,可以王乎?」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC35%E7%AF%87%E4%BE%88%E9%9D%A1
第35篇侈靡·第3则

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What does this passage say about your body or mood today?

12:00 Noon · Investing · Western classics

Adam Smith:The Wealth of Nations, Book I, Chapter IV, Paragraph 67

Adam Smith《The Wealth of Nations》· Book I, Chapter IV · Investing

What are the rules which men naturally observe, in exchanging them either for money, or for one another, I shall now proceed to examine. These rules determine what may be called the relative or exchangeable value of goods.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3300
Book I, Chapter IV, paragraph 67

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Does this passage change one judgment about money or risk today?

17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第67篇明法解, Entry 37

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第67篇明法解 · Leadership · Growth · Cognition · Health

明主操術任臣下,使羣臣効其智能,進其長技。故智者効其計,能者進其功,以前言督後事所効,當則賞之,不當則誅之。張官任吏治民,案法試課成功,守法而法之,身無煩勞而分職。故《明法》曰:「主雖不身下爲,而守法爲之可也。」

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E7%AE%A1%E5%AD%90/%E7%AC%AC67%E7%AF%87%E6%98%8E%E6%B3%95%E8%A7%A3
第67篇明法解·第37则

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Henry Ford:My Life and Work, Excerpt 51

Henry Ford《My Life and Work》· Chapter V · Leadership

The first step forward in assembly came when we began taking the work to the men instead of the men to the work. We now have two general principles in all operations--that a man shall never have to take more than one step, if possibly it can be avoided, and that no man need ever stoop over.

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7213
Chapter V, excerpt 51

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What does this passage say about how you work today?