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天变不足畏，祖宗不足法，人言不足恤。
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The quote says that unusual changes in Heaven should not automatically cause fear, old ancestral practices should not automatically be copied, and public opinion should not automatically decide what to do. It presents three tests of judgment: do not be ruled by omens, tradition, or what people say simply because they are powerful influences.
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- 《宋史》卷327（王安石传）
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