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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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儒家 - Confucianism

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说苑 - Shuo Yuan

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)] Liu Xiang
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政理

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25 政理:
宓子贱为单父宰,辞于夫子,夫子曰:“毋迎而距也,毋望而许也;许之则失守,距之则闭塞。譬如高山深渊,仰之不可极,度之不可测也。”子贱曰:“善,敢不承命乎!”宓子贱为单父宰,过于阳昼曰:“子亦有以送仆乎?”阳昼曰:“吾少也贱,不知治民之术,有钓道二焉,请以送子。”子贱曰:“钓道奈何?”阳昼曰:“夫扱纶错饵,迎而吸之者也,阳桥也,其为鱼薄而不美;若存若亡,若食若不食者,鲂也,其为鱼也博而厚味。”宓子贱曰:“善。”于是未至单父,冠盖迎之者交接于道,子贱曰:“车驱之,车驱之。”夫阳昼之所谓阳桥者至矣,于是至单父请其耆老尊贤者而与之共治单父。

新书 - Xin Shu

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)] Jia Yi
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[Also known as: 《贾谊新书》, 《贾子新书》, 《贾子》]

卷八

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官人

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3 官人:
故与师为国者,帝;与友为国者,王;与大臣为国者,伯;与左右为国者,强;与侍御为国者,若存若亡;与厮役为国者,亡可立待也。

扬子法言 - Yangzi Fayan

[Western Han - Xin] 33 BC-18 Yang Xiong
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[Also known as: 《扬雄法言》, 《杨子法言》, 《杨雄法言》, 《法言》]

重黎卷第十 - Zhong and Li

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4 重黎卷第... :
或问:“赵世多神,何也?”曰:“神怪茫茫,若存若亡,圣人曼云。”
Zhong and Li:
Someone asked: Why were the rulers of Qin so preoccupied with spirits?
Yangzi said: Spirits are strange and unintelligible, now seeming to be here, now not. The sage does not speak about them.

道家 - Daoism

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道德经 - Dao De Jing

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge [?]
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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

41 道德经:
上士闻道,勤而行之;中士闻道,若存若亡;下士闻道,大笑之。不笑不足以为道。故建言有之:明道若昧;进道若退;夷道若纇;上德若谷;太白若辱;广德若不足;建德若偷;质真若渝;大方无隅;大器晚成;大音希声;大象无形;道隐无名。夫唯道,善贷且成。
Dao De Jing:
(Sameness and difference)
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Dao, earnestly carry it into practice. Scholars of the middle class, when they have heard about it, seem now to keep it and now to lose it. Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about it, laugh greatly at it. If it were not (thus) laughed at, it would not be fit to be the Dao.
Therefore the sentence-makers have thus expressed themselves:
'The Dao, when brightest seen, seems light to lack;
Who progress in it makes, seems drawing back;
Its even way is like a rugged track.
Its highest virtue from the vale doth rise;
Its greatest beauty seems to offend the eyes;
And he has most whose lot the least supplies.
Its firmest virtue seems but poor and low;
Its solid truth seems change to undergo;
Its largest square doth yet no corner show
A vessel great, it is the slowest made;
Loud is its sound, but never word it said;
A semblance great, the shadow of a shade.'

The Dao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Dao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.

列子 - Liezi

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)]
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杨朱

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14 杨朱:
杨朱曰:“太古之事灭矣,孰志之哉?三皇之事,若存若亡;五帝之事,若觉若梦;三王之事,或隐或显,亿不识一。当身之事,或闻或见,万不识一。目前之事或存或废,千不识一。太古至于今日,年数固不可胜纪。但伏羲已来三十馀万岁,贤愚、好丑、成败、是非,无不消灭,但遟速之闲耳。矜一时之毁誉,以焦苦其神形,要死后数百年中馀名,岂足润枯骨?何生之乐哉?”

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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德经

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同异

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1 同异:
上士闻道,勤而行之。上士闻道,自勤苦竭力而行之。中士闻道,若存若亡。中士闻道,治身以长存,治国以太平,欣然而存之,退见财色荣誉,惑于情欲,而复亡之也。下士闻道,大笑之。下士贪狠多欲,见道柔弱,谓之恐惧,见道质朴,谓之鄙陋,故大笑之。不笑不足以为道。不为下士所笑,不足以名为道。故建言有之:建,设也。设言以有道,当如下句。明道若昧,明道之人,若暗昧无所见。进道若退,进取道者,若退不及。夷道若纇。夷,平也。大道之人不自别殊,若多比类也。上德若谷,上德之人若深谷,不耻垢浊也。大白若辱,大洁白之人若污辱,不自彰显。广德若不足,德行广大之人,若愚顽不足也。建德若偷,建设道德之人,若可偷引使空虚也。质真若渝,质朴之人,若五色有渝浅不明也。大方无隅,大方正之人,无委屈廉隅。大器晚成,大器之人,若九鼎瑚琏,不可卒成也。大音希声,大音犹雷霆待时而动,喻当爱气希言也。大象无形,大法象之人,质朴无形容。道隐无名。道潜隐,使人无能指名也。夫惟道,善贷且成。成,就也。言道善禀贷人精气,且成就之也。

法家 - Legalism

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管子 - Guanzi

[Warring States - Han (475 BC - 220)]
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心术下 - Xin Shu II

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4 心术下:
圣人裁物,不为物使。心安,是国安也。心治,是国治也。治也者心也。安也者心也。治心在于中,治言出于口,治事加于民;故功作而民从,则百姓治矣。所以操者非刑也,所以危者非怒也。民人操,百姓治,道其本,至也。至不至无。非所人而乱,凡在有司执制者之利,非道也。圣人之道,若存若亡。援而用之,殁世不亡。与时变而不化,应物而不移,日用之而不化。

史书 - Histories

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吴越春秋 - Wu Yue Chun Qiu

[Eastern Han] 50-100
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夫差内传

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二十三年

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7 二十三年:
大夫种、相国蠡急而攻。大夫种书矢射之曰:“上天苍苍,若存若亡。越君勾践下臣种敢言之:昔天以越赐吴,吴不肯受,是天所反。勾践敬天而功,既得返国,今上天报越之功,敬而受之,不敢忘也。且吴有大过六,以至于亡,王知之乎?有忠臣伍子胥忠谏而身死,大过一也;公孙圣直说而无功,大过二也;太宰嚭愚而佞,言轻而谗谀,妄语恣口,听而用之,大过三也;夫齐晋无返逆行,无僭侈之过,而吴伐二国,辱君臣,毁社稷,大过四也;且吴与越同音共律,上合星宿,下共一理,而吴侵伐,大过五也;昔越亲戕吴之前王,罪莫大焉,而幸伐之,不从天命,而弃其仇,后为大患,大过六也。越王谨上刻青天,敢不如命?”

越绝书 - Yue Jue Shu

[Eastern Han] 50-70
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外传记吴王占梦

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6 外传记吴... :
越王抚步光之剑,杖屈卢之矛,瞋目谓范蠡曰:“子何不早图之乎?”范蠡曰:“臣不敢杀主。臣存主若亡,今日逊敬,天报微功。”越王谓吴王曰:“世无千岁之人,死一耳。”范蠡左手持鼓,右手操枹而鼓之,曰:“上天苍苍,若存若亡。何须军士,断子之颈,挫子之骸,不亦缪乎?”吴王曰:“闻命矣。以三寸之帛,幎吾两目,使死者有知,吾惭见伍子胥、公孙圣,以为无知,吾耻生。”越王则解绶以幎其目,遂伏剑而死。越王杀太宰嚭,戮其妻子,以其不忠信。断绝吴之世。

后汉书 - Hou Han Shu

[Northern and Southern] 420-445
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列传

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袁绍刘表列传下

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5 袁绍刘表... :
天降灾害,祸难殷流,初交殊族,卒成同盟,使王室震荡,彝伦攸斁。是以智达之士,莫不痛心入骨,伤时人不能相忍也。然孤与太公,志同愿等,虽楚魏绝邈,山河迥远,戮力乃心,共奖王室,使非族不干吾盟,异类不绝吾好,此孤与太公无贰之所致也。功绩未卒,太公殂陨,贤胤承统,以继洪业。宣奕世之德,履丕显之祚,摧严敌于邺都,扬休烈于朔土,顾定疆宇,虎视河外,凡我同盟,莫不景附。何悟青蝇飞于竿旌,无忌游于二垒,使股肱分成二体,匈膂绝为异身。初闻此问,尚谓不然,定闻信来,乃知阏伯、实沈之忿已成,弃亲即雠之计已决,旃旆交于中原,暴尸累于城下。闻之哽咽,若存若亡。昔三王、五伯,下及战国,君臣相弑,父子相杀,兄弟相残,亲戚相灭,盖时有之。然或欲以成王业,或欲以定霸功,皆所谓逆取顺守,而徼富强于一世也。未有弃亲即异,兀其根本,而能全于长世者也。

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