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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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人心多從動處失真。 若一念不生、澄然靜坐、雲興而悠然共逝、雨滴而冷然倶清、鳥啼而欣然有会、花落而瀟然自得。 何地非真境、何物無真機。

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第340则

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Berkshire owns a wide variety of businesses, some in their entirety, some only in part. The second group largely consists of marketable common stocks of major American companies. Additionally, we own a few non-U.S. equities and participate in several joint ventures or other collaborative activities.

Source： https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2021ltr.pdf
2021 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 1

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陳臻問曰：「前日於齊，王饋兼金一百而不受；於宋，饋七十鎰而受；於薛，饋五十鎰而受。前日之不受是，則今日之受非也；今日之受是，則前日之不受非也；夫子必居一於此矣。」 孟子曰：「皆是也。當在宋也，予將有遠行；行者必以贐，辭曰『饋贐』，予何為不受？當在薛也，予有戒心，辭曰『聞戒故為兵饋之』，予何為不受？若於齊則未有處也。無處而饋之，是貨之也；焉有君子而可以貨取乎？」

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公孫丑下·3

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Over the years, however, we have focused more and more on the acquisition of operating businesses. Using our funds for these purchases has both slowed our growth in investments and accelerated our gains in pre-tax earnings from non-insurance businesses, the second yardstick we use. Here’s how those earnings have looked:

Source： https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2006ltr.pdf
2006 Chairman's Letter, excerpt 4

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