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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> Kings who have wished to resign the Throne -> 2 - Additional information
大王亶父居邠,狄人攻之。事之以皮帛而不受,事之以犬马而不受,事之以珠玉而不受,狄人之所求者土地也。大王亶父曰:“与人之兄居而杀其弟,与人之父居而杀其子,吾不忍也。子皆勉居矣!为吾臣与为狄人臣,奚以异?且吾闻之,不以所用养害所养。”因杖厕而去之。民相连而从之,遂成国于岐山之下。夫大王亶父可谓能尊生矣。能尊生者,虽贵富不以养伤身,虽贫贱不以利累形。今世之人,居高官尊爵者,皆重失之,见利轻亡其身,岂不惑哉!