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志道問：「荀子云『養心莫善於誠』，先儒非之，何也？」 先生曰：「此亦未可便以為非。誠字有以工夫說者：誠是心之本體，求復其本體，便是思誠的工夫。明道說『以誠敬存之』，亦是此意。《大學》：『欲正其心，先誠其意。』荀子之言固多病，然不可一例吹毛求疵。大凡看人言語，若先有個意見，便有過當處。『為富不仁』之言，孟子有取於陽虎，此便見聖賢大公之心。」

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卷上·第121条

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問：「孔子所謂遠慮，周公夜以繼日，與將迎不同何如？」 先生曰：「遠慮不是茫茫蕩蕩去思慮，只是要存這天理。天理在人心，亙古亙今，無有終始。天理即是良知，千思萬慮，只是要致良知。良知愈思愈精明，若不精思，漫然隨事應去，真知便粗了。若只著在事上茫茫蕩蕩去思，教做遠慮，便不免有毀譽得喪，人欲攙入其中，就是將迎了。周公終夜以思，只是『戒慎不睹，恐懼不聞』的功夫；見得時，其氣象與將迎自別。」

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卷下·第284条

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管子曰：「一農不耕，民或爲之飢。一女不織，民或爲之寒。故事再其本，則無賣其子者。事三其本，則衣食足。事四其本，則正籍給。事五其本，則遠近通，死得藏。今事不能再其本，而上之求焉無止，是使姦涂不可獨行，遺財不可包止。隨之以法，則是下艾民。食三升，則鄉有正食而盜。食二升，則里有正食而盜。食一升，則家有正食而盜。今操不反之事，而食四十倍之粟，而求民之毋失，不可得矣。且君朝令而求夕具，有者出其財，無有者賣其衣屨，農夫糶其五穀，三分賈而去。是君朝令一怒，布帛流越而之天下。君求焉而無止，民無以待之，走亡而棲山阜。持戈之士，顧不見親，家族失而不分。民走於中而士遁於外，此不待戰而內敗。」

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第80篇輕重甲·第13则

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三月，辛卯，以左衛將軍薛萬徹守石衛大將軍。上嘗謂侍臣曰：「於今名將，惟世勣、道宗、萬徹三人而已，世勣、道宗不能大勝，亦不大敗，萬徹非大勝則大敗。」

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卷197·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之下貞觀十八年（甲辰，公元六四四年）·第6则

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In 1865 the partnership was dissolved; it was decided that the cash assets should be collected and the debts paid, but this left the plant and the good-will to be disposed of. It was suggested that they should go to the highest bidder among ourselves. This seemed a just settlement to me, and the question came up as to when the sale should be held and who would conduct it. My partners had a lawyer in the room to represent them, though I had not considered having a legal representative; I thought I could take care of so simple a transaction. The lawyer acted as the auctioneer, and it was suggested that we should go on with the sale then and there. All agreed, and so the auction began.

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Chapter IV, excerpt 74

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