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呂氏春秋

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18 呂氏春秋:
賢主必自知士,故士盡力竭智,直言交争,而不辭其患,士為知己者死,故盡力竭智,何患之辭也。豫讓,公孫弘是已,當是時也。智伯,孟嘗君知之矣。智伯知豫讓,故為之報仇,孟嘗君知公孫弘,故為之不受折於秦也。世之人主,得地百里則喜,四境皆賀,得士則不喜,不知相賀,不通乎輕重也。湯,武,千乘也。而士皆歸之,桀,紂天子也。而士皆去之,孔,墨,布衣之士也。萬乘之主,千乘之君,不能與之争士也。士不歸之而歸孔墨,故曰不能與之争士。自此觀之,尊貴富大,不足以來士矣。來,猶致也。必自知之然後可,可者,可至。豫讓之友謂豫讓曰:子嘗事范氏,中行氏,諸侯盡滅之,而子不為報,至於智氏,而子必為之報,何故。豫讓曰:范氏,中行氏,我寒而不我衣,我飢而不我食,而時使我與千人共其養,是衆人畜我也。夫衆人畜我者,我亦衆人事之,至於智氏則不然,出則乘我以車,入則足我以養,衆人廣朝而必加禮於吾,所是所是作所謂國士畜我也。夫國士畜我者,我亦國士事之,豫讓,國士也。而猶以人於己也。於猶厚也。又况於中人乎。孟嘗君為從,關東曰從。公孫弘謂孟嘗君曰:不若使人西觀秦,意者秦王帝王之主也。君恐不得為臣,何暇從以難之,言不能成從以難秦。意者秦王不肖主也。君從以難之未晚也。孟嘗君曰:善,願因請公往矣。公孫弘見昭王。昭王曰:薛之地小大幾何。公孫弘對曰:百里。昭王笑而曰:寡人之國,地數千里,猶未敢以有難也。今孟嘗君之地方百里,而欲以難寡人,猶可乎。公孫弘對曰:孟嘗君好士,大王不好士也。昭王曰:孟嘗君之好人人作士何如。對曰:義不臣乎天子,不友乎諸侯,得意暫暫作慚為人君,不得意不肯為人臣,如此者三人,能治可為管商之師,管,管仲,商,商鞅。能致其主霸王,如此者五人,萬乘之嚴主辱其使者,退而自刎,必以其血污其衣,與與作有如臣者七人,昭王笑而謝焉。

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