Day 346 · Wed, Sep 29, 2027 · Five editions

Wed, Sep 29, 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

王阳明:Chuanxilu, 卷下 230

王阳明《傳習錄》· 卷下·第230条 · Learning · Leadership · Cognition · Character

問:「《修道說》言『率性之謂道』,屬聖人分上事;『修道之謂教』,屬賢人分上事。」 先生日:「眾人亦率性也,但率性在聖人分上較多,故『率性之謂道』屬聖人事;聖人亦修道也,但修道在賢人分上多,故『修道之謂教』屬賢人事。」又曰:「《中庸》一書,大抵皆是說修道的事。故後面凡說君子,說顏淵,說子路,皆是能修道的;說小人,說賢知、愚不肖,說庶民,皆是不能修道的;其他言舜、文、周公、仲尼至誠至聖之類,則又聖人之自能修道者也。」

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卷下·第230条

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07:00 Morning · Health · Chinese classics

老子:Dao De Jing, Chapter 49

老子《道德經》· 四十九章 · Character · Philosophy · Health · Action

聖人無常心,以百姓心為心。 善者,吾善之;不善者,吾亦善之, 德善。 信者,吾信之;不信者,吾亦信之,德信。聖人在天下歙歙,為天下渾其心, 百姓皆注其耳目, 聖人皆孩之。

Source: https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E9%81%93%E5%BE%B7%E7%B6%93_%28%E7%8E%8B%E5%BC%BC%E6%9C%AC%29
王弼本·四十九章

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12:00 Noon · Investing · Chinese classics

桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 3, 未通第十五, Entry 4

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷3·未通第十五 · Decision · Wealth · Investing · Leadership

文學曰:「什一而籍,民之力也。豐耗美惡,與民共之。民勤,己不獨衍;民衍,己不獨勤。故曰:『什一者,天下之中正也。』田雖三十,而以頃畝出稅,樂歲粒米狼戾而寡取之,凶年饑饉而必求足。加之以口賦更繇之役,率一人之作,中分其功。農夫悉其所得,或假貸而益之。是以百姓疾耕力作,而饑寒遂及己也。築城者先厚其基而後求其高,畜民者先厚其業而後求其贍。論語曰:『百姓足,君孰與不足乎?』」

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卷3·未通第十五·第4则

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17:00 Evening · Career · Chinese classics

孟子:Mencius, 萬章上 7

孟子《孟子》· 萬章上·7 · Cognition · Decision · Philosophy · Leadership

萬章問曰:「人有言『伊尹以割烹要湯』,有諸?」 孟子曰:「否,不然。伊尹耕於有莘之野,而樂堯舜之道焉。非其義也,非其道也,祿之以天下弗顧也,繫馬千駟弗視也。非其義也,非其道也,一介不以與人,一介不以取諸人。湯使人以幣聘之。囂囂然曰:『我何以湯之聘幣為哉?我豈若處畎畝之中,由是以樂堯舜之道哉?』湯三使往聘之。既而幡然改曰:『與我處畎畝之中,由是以樂堯舜之道,吾豈若使是君為堯舜之君哉?吾豈若使是民為堯舜之民哉?吾豈若於吾身親見之哉?天之生此民也,使先知覺後知,使先覺覺後覺也。予,天民之先覺者也。予將以斯道覺斯民也,非予覺之而誰也?』思天下之民匹夫匹婦有不被堯舜之澤者,若己推而內之溝中。其自任以天下之重如此,故就湯而說之以伐夏救民。吾未聞枉己而正人者也,況辱己以正天下者乎?聖人之行不同也,或遠或近,或去或不去,歸潔其身而已矣。吾聞其以堯舜之道要湯,未聞以割烹也。《伊訓》曰:『天誅造攻自牧宮,朕載自亳。』」

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萬章上·7

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21:00 Figures · Investing · Modern investor letters

Warren Buffett:Berkshire 1997 Letter, Excerpt 3

Warren Buffett《Berkshire Hathaway 1997 Letter to Shareholders》· 1997 Chairman's Letter · Investing

For more explanation of the term, intrinsic value, you may wish to refer to our Owner's Manual, reprinted on pages 62 to 71. This manual sets forth our owner-related business principles, information that is important to all of Berkshire's shareholders.

Source: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1997.html
1997 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 3

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