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孟子：Life from Adversity, Death from Comfort
孟子《孟子》· 告子下·十五 · Character · Growth · History · Philosophy
然後知生於憂患，而死於安樂也。
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https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/孟子/告子下
Locator：告子下·十五 · Verified：2026-10-19 · Verification：Exact match
Reading
Adversity keeps a person alive; comfort lets them decay.
Context
From Mencius, Gaozi II. Mencius lists men who were raised up from hardship, delivers the famous 'when Heaven is about to confer a great office' passage, and closes with this line.
Today's question
What capability is your current comfort quietly taking away?
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