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《厚德》

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1 厚德:
恃門户之閉以禁盗者,不如明其刑也。明其刑不如厚其德也。故有教禁,有刑禁,有物禁,聖人者兼而用之,故民知耻而無過行也。不能止民惡心,而欲以刀鋸禁其外,雖日刑人於市,不能制也。明者知制之在於本,故退而修德,為男女之禮,妃匹之合,則不淫矣。為廉耻之教,知足之分,則不盗矣。以賢制爵,令舊令作有,改之民德厚矣。故聖人貴恒,恒者德之固也。聖人久於其道而天下化成,未有不恒而可以成德,無德而可以持久者也。

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