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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 1 -> Threefold Argument -> 1 - Additional information
程繁问于子墨子曰:“‘圣王不为乐’,昔诸侯倦于听治,息于钟鼓之乐;士大夫倦于听治,息于竽瑟之乐;农夫春耕、夏耘、秋敛、冬藏,息于瓴1缶之乐。今夫子曰:‘圣王不为乐’,此譬之犹马驾而不税,弓张而不弛,无乃非有血气者之所不能至邪?”
1. 瓴 : Originally read: "聆". Corrected by 清毕沅《墨子注》