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Condition 1: Contains text "善器" Matched:3.
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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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论衡 - Lunheng

[Eastern Han] 80 Wang Chong English translation: Albert Forke [?]
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骨相

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16 骨相:
夫钳徒、许负,及相邓通、倪宽之工,可谓知命之工矣。故知命之工,察骨体之证,睹富贵贫贱,犹人见盘盂之器,知所设用也。善器必用贵人,恶器必施贱者,尊鼎不在陪厕之侧,匏瓜不在堂殿之上,明矣。富贵之骨,不遇贫贱之苦;贫贱之相,不遭富贵之乐,亦犹此也。器之盛物,有斗石之量,犹人爵有高下之差也。器过其量,物溢弃遗;爵过其差,死亡不存。论命者如比之于器,以察骨体之法,则命在于身形,定矣。

薄葬

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8 薄葬:
孔子又谓为明器不成,示意有明。俑则偶人,象类生人,故鲁用偶人葬,孔子叹。睹用人殉之兆也,故叹以痛之。即如生当备物,不示如生,意悉其教,用偶人葬,恐后用生殉,用明器,独不为后用善器葬乎?绝用人之源,不防丧物之路,重人不爱用,痛人不忧国,传议之所失也。

史书 - Histories

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卷六

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水旱

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6 水旱:
贤良曰:“卒徒工匠!故民得占租鼓铸、煮盐之时,盐与五谷同贾,器和利而中用。今县官作铁器,多苦恶,用费不省,卒徒烦而力作不尽。家人相一,父子戮力,各务为善器,器不善者不集。农事急,挽运衍之阡陌之间。民相与市买,得以财货五谷新币易货;或时贳民,不弃作业。置田器,各得所欲。更繇省约,县官以徒复作缮治道桥诸发,民便之。今总其原,壹其贾,器多坚粎,善恶无所择。吏数不在,器难得。家人不能多储,多储则镇生。弃膏腴之日,远市田器,则后良时。盐、铁贾贵,百姓不便。贫民或木耕手耨,土耰淡食。铁官卖器不售或颇赋与民。卒徒作不中呈,时命助之。发徵无限,更繇以均剧,故百姓疾苦之。古者,千室之邑,百乘之家,陶冶工商,四民之求,足以相更。故农民不离畦亩,而足乎田器,工人不斩伐而足乎材木,陶冶不耕田而足乎粟米,百姓各得其便,而上无事焉。是以王者务本不作末,去炫耀,除雕琢,湛民以礼,示民以朴,是以百姓务本而不营于末。”

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