Day 318 · Wed, Sep 1, 2027 · Five editions

Wed, Sep 1, 2027

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00:00 Night · Career · Chinese classics

管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第12篇樞言, Entry 7

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第12篇樞言 · Leadership · Philosophy · Human nature · Action

衆人之用其心也,愛者憎之始也,德者怨之本也。其事親也,妻子具則孝衰矣。其事君也,有好業、家室富足則行衰矣。爵祿滿則忠衰矣。唯賢者不然,故先王不滿也。人主操逆,人臣操順。先王重榮辱,榮辱在爲。天下無私愛也,無私憎也,爲善者有福,爲不善者有禍。禍福在爲,故先王重爲。明賞不費,明刑不暴,賞罰明則德之至者也,故先王貴明。天道大而帝王者用愛惡,愛惡天下可祕,愛惡重閉必固。釜鼓滿則人概之,人滿則天概之,故先王不滿也。先王之書,心之敬執也,而衆人不知也。故有事事也,毋事亦事也。吾畏事,不欲爲事;吾畏言,不欲爲言,故行年六十而老吃也。

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第12篇樞言·第7则

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

孟子:Mencius, 離婁上 9

孟子《孟子》· 離婁上·9 · Health · Philosophy · Decision · Leadership

孟子曰:「桀紂之失天下也,失其民也。失其民者,失其心也。得天下有道:得其民斯得天下矣。得其民有道,得其心斯得民矣。得其心有道:所欲,與之聚之;所惡,勿施爾也。民之歸仁也,猶水之就下,獸之走壙也。故爲淵驅魚者,獺也;爲叢驅爵者,鹯也;爲湯、武驅民者,桀與紂也。今天下之君有好仁者,則諸侯皆爲之駆矣;雖欲無王,不可得已。今之欲王者,猶七年之病求三年之艾也。茍爲不畜,終身不得。茍不志於仁,終身憂辱,以陷於死亡。《詩》云:『其何能淑?載胥及溺』,此之謂也。」

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離婁上·9

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 1, 本議第一, Entry 5

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷1·本議第一 · Health · Wealth · Investing · Philosophy

大夫曰:「匈奴桀黠,擅恣入塞,犯厲中國,殺伐郡、縣、朔方都尉,甚悖逆不軌,宜誅討之日久矣。陛下垂大惠,哀元元之未贍,不忍暴士大夫於原野;縱難被堅執銳,有北面復匈奴之志,又欲罷鹽、鐵、均輸,擾邊用,損武略,無憂邊之心,於其義未便也。」

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卷1·本議第一·第5则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷中 139

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷中·第139条 · Leadership · Decision · Health · Cognition

武之不葬而興師,豈武之前已有不葬而興師者為之準則,故武得以考之何典,問諸何人,而為此邪?抑亦求諸其心一念之良知,權輕重之宜,不得已而為此邪?使舜之心而非誠於為無後,武之心而非誠於為救民,則其不告而娶與不葬而興師,乃不孝、不忠之大者。而後之人不務致其良知,以精察義理於此心感應酬酢之間,顧欲懸空討論此等變常之事,執之以為制事之本,以求臨事之無失,其亦遠矣。其餘數端,皆可類推,則古人致知之學,從可知矣。

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卷中·第139条

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21:00 Figures · Career · Entrepreneur memoirs

Andrew Carnegie:Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, Excerpt 10

Andrew Carnegie《Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie》· Chapter II · Leadership

The arrival at New York was bewildering. I had been taken to see the Queen at Edinburgh, but that was the extent of my travels before emigrating. Glasgow we had not time to see before we sailed. New York was the first great hive of human industry among the inhabitants of which I had mingled, and the bustle and excitement of it overwhelmed me. The incident of our stay in New York which impressed me most occurred while I was walking through Bowling Green at Castle Garden. I was caught up in the arms of one of the Wiscasset sailors, Robert Barryman, who was decked out in regular Jackashore fashion, with blue jacket and white trousers. I thought him the most beautiful man I had ever seen.

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Chapter II, excerpt 10

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