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Weilu Yehua, Passage 121
所以孝居百行之先 一起邪淫念,則生平極不欲為者,皆不難為,
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 122
所以淫是萬惡之首 常思某人境界不及我,某人命運不及我,則可以自足矣
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 131
功到將成之候,若放松一著,便不能成矣 勢利人裝腔做調,都只在體面上鋪張,可知其百為皆假
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 135
奢侈之敗家,猶出常情,而慳吝之敗家,必遭奇禍 庸愚足以覆事,精明亦足以覆事
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 145
人品之不高,總為一利字看不破 學業之不進,總為一懶字丟不開
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 147
人皆欲貴也,請問一官到手,怎樣施行? 人皆欲富也,且問萬貫纏腰,如何布置?
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 148
人皆欲會說話,蘇秦乃因會說話而殺身 人皆欲多積財,石崇乃因多積財而喪命
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 149
人之生也直,人茍欲生,必全其直 貧者士之常,士不安貧,乃反其常
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 152
日用必須簡省。杜奢端,即以昭儉德 人生境遇無常,須自謀一吃飯本領
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 153
人生光陰易逝,要早定一成器日期 人雖無艱難之時,要不可忘艱難之境
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 156
我見人醇謹,則愛。見人浮躁,則惡 此可見浮躁非佳士也,何不反身為醇謹
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 175
一生快活皆庸福。萬種艱辛出偉人 一言足以招大禍,故古人守口如瓶,惟恐其覆墜也
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 178
而不能保全,殆其罪難宥乎 以直道教人,人即不從,而自反無愧,切勿曲以求榮也
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 179
以誠心待人,人或不諒,而歷久自明,不必急於求白也 義之中有利,而尚義之君子,初非計及於利也
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 180
利之中有害,而趨利之小人,並不顧其為害也 意趣清高,利祿不能動也。誌量遠大,富貴不能淫也
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 191
飲食男女,人之大欲存焉,然人欲既勝天理或亡 故有道之士,必使飲食有節,男女有別
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 193
無論作何等人,總不可有勢利氣 無論習何等業,總不可有粗浮心
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Weilu Yehua, Passage 207
讀之覺矜平躁釋,意味深長 欲利己,便是害己。肯下人,終能上人
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Voting Machine and Weighing Machine
The stock market is a voting machine rather than a weighing machine. It responds to factual data not directly but only as they affect the decisions…
Prices reflect human reactions, not precise mechanical valuations.
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Why Virtue Is Worth Pursuing
In this piece it was my design to explain and enforce this doctrine, that vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden…
Morality rests on harm, not merely on prohibition.
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Competition in the Airline Business
Competition was so intense that, once it was unleashed by deregulation, it ravaged shareholder wealth in the airline business.
Intense competition in a commodity industry can destroy shareholder wealth.
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Incentives Drive Behavior
So what makes sense for the investor is different from what makes sense for the manager. And, as usual in human affairs, what determines the behavior…
Investor and manager interests diverge; incentives drive behavior.
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Mr. Market
If you are a prudent investor or a sensible businessman, will you let Mr. Market’s daily communication determine your view of the value of a $1,000…
The market's daily quote should not determine your view of value.
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