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先秦兩漢 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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道德經 - 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"]

66 道德經:
江海所以能為百谷王者,以其善下之,故能為百谷王。是以聖人欲上民,必以言下之;欲先民,必以身後之。是以聖人處上而民不重,處前而民不害。是以天下樂推而不厭。以其不爭,故天下莫能與之爭。
Dao De Jing:
(Putting one's self last)
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they; - it is thus that they are the kings of them all. So it is that the sage (ruler), wishing to be above men, puts himself by his words below them, and, wishing to be before them, places his person behind them.
In this way though he has his place above them, men do not feel his weight, nor though he has his place before them, do they feel it an injury to them.
Therefore all in the world delight to exalt him and do not weary of him. Because he does not strive, no one finds it possible to strive with him.

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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德經

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後己

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1 後己:
江海所以能為百谷王者,以其善下之,故能為百谷王。江海以卑,故眾流歸之,若民歸就王。以卑下,故能為百谷王也。是以欲上民,欲在民之上也。必以言下之;法江海處謙虛。欲先民,欲在民之前也。必以身後之。先人而後己也。是以聖人處上而民不重,聖人在民上為主,不以尊貴虐下,故民戴而不為重。處前而民不害。聖人在民前,不以光明蔽後,民親之若父母,無有欲害之心也。是以天下樂推而不厭。聖人恩深愛厚,視民如赤子,故天下樂推進以為主,無有厭也。以其不爭,天下無厭聖人時,是由聖人不與人爭先後也。故天下莫能與之爭。言人皆有為,無有與吾爭無為。

史書 - Histories

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後漢書 - Hou Han Shu

[Northern and Southern] 420-445
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南匈奴列傳

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28 南匈奴列... :
伊屠於閭鞮單于宣,元和二年立。其歲,單于遣兵千餘人獵至涿邪山,卒與北虜溫禺犢王遇,因戰,獲其首級而還。冬,孟雲上言:「北虜以前既和親,而南部復往鈔掠,北單于謂漢欺之,謀欲犯塞,謂宜還南所掠生口,以慰安其意。」肅宗從太僕袁安議,許之。乃下詔曰:「昔獫狁、獯粥之敵中國,其所由來尚矣。往者雖有和親之名,終無絲髮之效。墝埆之人,屢嬰塗炭,父戰於前,子死於後。弱女乘於亭障,孤兒號於道路。老母寡妻設虛祭,飲泣淚,想望歸魂於沙漠之表,豈不哀哉!傳曰:『江海所以能長百川者,以其下之也。』少加屈下,尚何足病?況今與匈奴君臣分定,辭順約明,貢獻累至,豈宜違信自受其曲。其敕度遼及領中郎將龐奮倍雇南部所得生口,以還北虜。其南部斬首獲生,計功受賞如常科。」於是南單于復令薁鞮日逐王師子將輕騎數千出塞掩擊北虜,復斬獲千人。北虜眾以南部為漢所厚,又聞取降者歲數千人。

出土文獻 - Excavated texts

郭店 - Guodian

老子甲 - Laozi A

2 老子甲:
江海所以為百谷王,以其能為百谷下,是以能為百谷王。聖人之在民前也,以身後之;其在民上也,以言下之。其在民上也,民弗厚也;其在民前也,民弗害也。天下樂進而弗詀。以其不爭也,故天下莫能與之爭。

馬王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲德經

28 老子甲德... :
□海之所以能為百浴王者,以其善下之,是以能為百浴王。是以聖人之欲上民也,必以其言下之;其欲先□□必以其身後之。故居前而民弗害也,居上而民弗重也。天下樂隼而弗猒也,非以其無諍與?故□□□□□諍。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙德經

29 老子乙德... :
江海所以能為百浴□□,□其□下之也,是以能為百浴王。是以聖人之欲上民也,必以其言下之;其欲先民也,必以其身後之。故居上而民弗重也,居前而民弗害。天下皆樂誰而弗猒也,不□其無爭與?故天下莫能與爭。

漢代之後 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

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卷三十四

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老子

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德經

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22 德經:
江海所以能為百谷王,以其善下之,江海以卑下故,衆流歸之,若民歸就王者。是以聖人欲上人,欲在民之上也。必以言下之,法江海,處謙虛。欲先民,欲在民之前也。必以身後之,先人而後己也。是以聖人處上而民不重,聖人在民上為主,不以尊貴虐下,故民戴仰,不以為重也。處前而民不害。聖人在民前,不以光明蔽後,親之若父母,無有欲害之者。

卷四十九

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傅子

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23 傅子:
夫能通天下之志者,莫大乎至公,能行至公者,莫要乎無忌心,唯至公,故近者安焉。遠者歸焉。枉直取正而天下信之,唯無忌心,故進者自盡,而退不懷疑,其道泰然,浸潤之譖不敢干也。虞書曰:闢四門,則天下之人輻凑其庭矣。明四目,則天下之人樂為之視矣。達四聰,則天下之人樂為之聽矣。江海所以能為百谷王者,以其不逆之也。苟有所逆,衆流之不至者多矣。衆流不至者多,則無以成其深矣。夫有公心必有公道,有公道必有公制,丹朱、商均,子也。不肖,堯舜黜之,管叔、蔡叔,弟也。為惡,周公誅之,苟不善,雖子弟不赦,則於天下無所私矣。鯀亂政,舜殛之,禹聖明,舉用之,戮其父而授其子,則於天下無所忌矣。

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海水

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3 海水:
《老子》曰:江海所以能為百谷王者,以其善下,故能為百谷王。

宋明 - Song-Ming

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地部十九

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41 穴:
《老子》曰:谷得一以盈,谷無有盈將恐竭。
又曰:江海能為百谷王者,以其善下之也,故能為百谷王。
又曰:知其辱,為天下谷。

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