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霸王之形，象天則地，化人易代，創制天下，等列諸侯，賓屬四海，時匡天下。大國小之，曲國正之，彊國弱之，重國輕之，亂國并之，暴王殘之。僇其罪，卑其列，維其民，然後王之。夫豐國之謂霸，兼正之國之謂王。夫王者有所獨明，德共者不取也，道同者不王也。夫爭天下者，以威易危，暴王之常也。君人者有道，霸王者有時，國修而鄰國無道，霸王之資也。夫國之存也，鄰國有焉。國之亡也，鄰國有焉。鄰國有事，鄰國得焉。鄰國有事，鄰國亡焉。天下有事，則聖王利也。國危則聖人知矣。夫先王所以王者，資鄰國之舉不當也。舉而不當，此鄰敵之所以得意也。

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第23篇霸言·第1则

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六月，右僕射虞恭公溫彥博薨。彥博久掌機務，知無不為。上謂侍臣曰：「彥博以憂國之故，精神耗竭，我見其不逮，已二年矣，恨不縱其安逸，竟夭天年！」

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卷195·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝中之上貞觀十一年（丁酉，公元六三七年）·第2则

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文學曰：「禮所以防淫，樂所以移風，禮興樂正則刑罰中。故堤防成而民無水菑，禮義立而民無亂患。故禮義壞，堤防決，所以治者，未之有也。孔子曰：『禮與其奢也寧儉，喪與其易也寧戚。』故禮之所為作，非以害生傷業也，威儀節文，非以亂化傷俗也。治國謹其禮，危國謹其法。昔秦以武力吞天下，而斯、高以妖孽累其禍，廢古術，隳舊禮，專任刑法，而儒、墨既喪焉。塞士之塗，壅人之口，道諛日進而上不聞其過，此秦所以失天下而殞社稷也。故聖人為政，必先誅之，偽巧言以輔非而傾覆國家也。今子安取亡國之語而來乎？夫公卿處其位，不正其道，而以意阿邑順風，疾小人淺淺面從，以成人之過也。故知言之死，不忍從茍合之徒，是以不免於螺紲。悲夫！」

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卷5·論誹第二十四·第2则

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舜有臣五人，而天下治。武王曰：「予有亂臣十人。」孔子曰：「『才難』，不其然乎？唐虞之際，於斯爲盛，有婦人焉，九人而已。三分天下有其二，以服事殷、周之德，其可謂至德也已矣！」

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泰伯第八·八之二十

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My mother took the steamer the next morning for East Liverpool, arriving at night, and through her brother there the money was secured. He was a justice of the peace, a well-known resident of that then small town, and had numerous sums in hand from farmers for investment. Our house was mortgaged and mother brought back the five hundred dollars which I handed over to Mr. Scott, who soon obtained for me the coveted ten shares in return. There was, unexpectedly, an additional hundred dollars to pay as a premium, but Mr. Scott kindly said I could pay that when convenient, and this of course was an easy matter to do.

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Chapter VI, excerpt 38

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