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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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文子 - Wenzi

[Eastern Han - Jin] 212-231
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[Also known as: 《通玄真经》]

下德

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4 下德:
老子曰:天下莫易于为善,莫难于为不善。所谓为善者,静而无为,适情辞馀,无所诱惑,循性保真,无变于己,故曰为善易也。所谓为不善难者,篡弑矫诈,躁而多欲,非人之性也,故曰为不善难也。今之以为大患者,由无常厌度量生也,故利害之地,祸福之际,不可不察。圣人无欲也,无避也,事或欲之,适足以失之,事或避之,适足以就之,志有所欲,即忘其所为,是以圣人审动静之变,而适受与之度,理好憎之情,和喜怒之节。夫动静得即患不侵也,受与适即罪不累也,理好憎即忧不近也,和喜怒即怨不犯也。体道之人不苟得,不让祸,其有不弃,非其有不制,恒满而不溢,常虚而易赡。故自当以道术度量,即食充虚,衣圉寒,足以温饱七尺之形,无道术度量,而以自要尊贵,即万乘之势不足以为快,天下之富不足以为乐,故圣人心平志易,精神内守,物不能惑。

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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淮南子 - Huainanzi

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]
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[Also known as: 《淮南》, 《鸿烈》]

泛论训

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22 泛论训:
事或欲之,适足以失之;或避之,适足以就之。楚人有乘船而遇大风者,波至而自投于水。非不贪生而畏死也,惑于恐死而反忘生也。故人之嗜欲,亦犹此也。齐人有盗金者,当市繁之时,至掇而走。勒问其故,曰:“而盗金于市中,何也?”对曰:“吾不见人,徒见金耳。”志所欲,则忘其为矣。是故圣人审动静之变,而适受与之度,理好憎之情,和喜怒之节。夫动静得,则患弗过也;受与适,则罪弗累也;好憎理,则忧弗近也;喜怒节,则怨弗犯也。故达道之人,不苟得,不让福,其有弗弃,非其有弗索,常满而不溢,恒虚而易足。今夫溜水足以溢壶榼,而江河不能实漏卮。故人心犹是也。自当以道术度量,食充虚,衣御寒,则足以养七尺之形矣。若无道术度量而以自俭约,则万乘之势不足以为尊,天下之富不足以为乐矣。

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