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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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儒家 - Confucianism

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新序 - Xin Xu

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)] Liu Xiang
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杂事五

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141 杂事五:
荆人卞和得玉璞而献之荆厉王,使玉尹相之曰:“石也。”王以为慢,而断其左足。厉王薨,武王即位,和复捧玉璞而献之武王。武王使玉尹相之曰:“石也。”又以为慢,而断其右足。武王薨,共王即位,和乃奉玉璞而哭于荆山中,三日三夜,泣尽,而继之以血,共王闻之,使人问之曰:“天下刑之者众矣,子刑何哭之悲也?”对曰:“宝玉而名之曰石,贞士而戮之以慢,此臣之所以悲也。”共王曰:“惜矣,吾先王之听难,剖石而易,斩人之足!夫死者不可生,断者不可属,何听之殊也?”乃使人理其璞而得宝焉。故名之曰和氏之璧。故曰珠玉者,人主之所贵也,和虽献宝,而美未为玉尹用也。进宝且若彼之难也,况进贤人乎?贤人与奸臣,犹仇雠也,于庸君意不合。夫欲使奸臣进其雠于不合意之君,其难万倍于和氏之璧,又无断两足之臣以推其难,犹拔山也,千岁一合,若继踵,然后霸王之君兴焉。其贤而不用,不可胜载,故有道者之不戮也,宜白玉之璞未献耳。

法家 - Legalism

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韩非子 - Hanfeizi

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)]
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[Also known as: 《韩非》, 《韩子》]

和氏

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2 和氏:
夫珠玉人主之所急也,和虽献璞而未美,未为主之害也,然犹两足斩而宝乃论,论宝若此其难也。今人主之于法术也,未必和璧之急也,而禁群臣士民之私邪;然则有道者之不僇也,特帝王之璞未献耳。主用术则大臣不得擅断,近习不敢卖重;官行法则浮萌趋于耕农,而游士危于战陈。则法术者乃群臣士民之所祸也。人主非能倍大臣之议,越民萌之诽,独周乎道言也。则法术之士虽至死亡,道必不论矣。

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