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Miscellaneous Schools -> Lü Shi Chun Qiu -> 不苟论 -> 博志 -> 2 - Parallel passages[More information]
冬与夏不能两刑,草与稼不能两成,新谷熟而陈谷亏,凡有角者无上齿,果实繁者木必庳,用智褊者无遂功,天之数也。故天子不处全,不处极,不处盈。全则必缺,极则必反,盈则必亏。先王知物之不可两大,故择务,当而处之。