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Miscellaneous Schools -> Lü Shi Chun Qiu -> 仲春纪 -> 情欲 -> 1 - Parallel passages[More information]
天生人而使有贪有欲。欲有情,情有节。圣人修节以止欲,故不过行其情也。故耳之欲五声,目之欲五色,口之欲五味,情也。此三者,贵贱愚智贤不肖欲之若一,虽神农、黄帝其与桀、纣同。圣人之所以异者,得其情也。由贵生动则得其情矣,不由贵生动则失其情矣。此二者,死生存亡之本也。