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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 5, 相刺第二十, Entry 7

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷5·相刺第二十 · Investing · Decision · Cognition · Action

大夫曰:「歌者不期於利聲,而貴在中節;論者不期於麗辭,而務在事實。善聲而不知轉,未可為能歌也;善言而不知變,未可謂能說也。持規而非矩,執準而非繩,通一孔,曉一理,而不知權衡,以所不睹不信人,若蟬之不知雪,堅據古文以應當世,猶辰參之錯,膠柱而調瑟,固而難合矣。孔子所以不用於世,而孟軻見賤於諸侯也。」

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Locator:卷5·相刺第二十·第7则 · Verified:2026-10-19 · Verification:Exact match

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