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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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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"]

66 道德经:
江海所以能为百谷王者,以其善下之,故能为百谷王。是以圣人欲上民,必以言下之;欲先民,必以身后之。是以圣人处上而民不重,处前而民不害。是以天下乐推而不厌。以其不争,故天下莫能与之争。
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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德经

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后己

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1 后己:
江海所以能为百谷王者,以其善下之,故能为百谷王。江海以卑,故众流归之,若民归就王。以卑下,故能为百谷王也。是以欲上民,欲在民之上也。必以言下之;法江海处谦虚。欲先民,欲在民之前也。必以身后之。先人而后己也。是以圣人处上而民不重,圣人在民上为主,不以尊贵虐下,故民戴而不为重。处前而民不害。圣人在民前,不以光明蔽后,民亲之若父母,无有欲害之心也。是以天下乐推而不厌。圣人恩深爱厚,视民如赤子,故天下乐推进以为主,无有厌也。以其不争,天下无厌圣人时,是由圣人不与人争先后也。故天下莫能与之争。言人皆有为,无有与吾争无为。

史书 - Histories

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后汉书 - Hou Han Shu

[Northern and Southern] 420-445
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列传

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南匈奴列传

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28 南匈奴列... :
伊屠于闾鞮单于宣,元和二年立。其岁,单于遣兵千馀人猎至涿邪山,卒与北虏温禺犊王遇,因战,获其首级而还。冬,孟云上言:“北虏以前既和亲,而南部复往钞掠,北单于谓汉欺之,谋欲犯塞,谓宜还南所掠生口,以慰安其意。”肃宗从太仆袁安议,许之。乃下诏曰:“昔猃狁、獯粥之敌中国,其所由来尚矣。往者虽有和亲之名,终无丝发之效。墝埆之人,屡婴涂炭,父战于前,子死于后。弱女乘于亭障,孤儿号于道路。老母寡妻设虚祭,饮泣泪,想望归魂于沙漠之表,岂不哀哉!传曰:‘江海所以能长百川者,以其下之也。’少加屈下,尚何足病?况今与匈奴君臣分定,辞顺约明,贡献累至,岂宜违信自受其曲。其敕度辽及领中郎将庞奋倍雇南部所得生口,以还北虏。其南部斩首获生,计功受赏如常科。”于是南单于复令薁鞮日逐王师子将轻骑数千出塞掩击北虏,复斩获千人。北虏众以南部为汉所厚,又闻取降者岁数千人。

出土文献 - Excavated texts

郭店 - Guodian

老子甲 - Laozi A

2 老子甲:
江海所以为百谷王,以其能为百谷下,是以能为百谷王。圣人之在民前也,以身后之;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。天下乐进而弗詀。以其不争也,故天下莫能与之争。

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲德经

28 老子甲德... :
□海之所以能为百浴王者,以其善下之,是以能为百浴王。是以圣人之欲上民也,必以其言下之;其欲先□□必以其身后之。故居前而民弗害也,居上而民弗重也。天下乐隼而弗猒也,非以其无诤与?故□□□□□诤。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙德经

29 老子乙德... :
江海所以能为百浴□□,□其□下之也,是以能为百浴王。是以圣人之欲上民也,必以其言下之;其欲先民也,必以其身后之。故居上而民弗重也,居前而民弗害。天下皆乐谁而弗猒也,不□其无争与?故天下莫能与争。

汉代之后 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

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卷三十四

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老子

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德经

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22 德经:
江海所以能为百谷王,以其善下之,江海以卑下故,衆流归之,若民归就王者。是以圣人欲上人,欲在民之上也。必以言下之,法江海,处谦虚。欲先民,欲在民之前也。必以身后之,先人而后己也。是以圣人处上而民不重,圣人在民上为主,不以尊贵虐下,故民戴仰,不以为重也。处前而民不害。圣人在民前,不以光明蔽后,亲之若父母,无有欲害之者。

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,莫要乎无忌心,唯至公,故近者安焉。远者归焉。枉直取正而天下信之,唯无忌心,故进者自尽,而退不怀疑,其道泰然,浸润之谮不敢干也。虞书曰:辟四门,则天下之人辐凑其庭矣。明四目,则天下之人乐为之视矣。达四聪,则天下之人乐为之听矣。江海所以能为百谷王者,以其不逆之也。苟有所逆,衆流之不至者多矣。衆流不至者多,则无以成其深矣。夫有公心必有公道,有公道必有公制,丹朱、商均,子也。不肖,尧舜黜之,管叔、蔡叔,弟也。为恶,周公诛之,苟不善,虽子弟不赦,则于天下无所私矣。鲧乱政,舜殛之,禹圣明,举用之,戮其父而授其子,则于天下无所忌矣。

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3 海水:
《老子》曰:江海所以能为百谷王者,以其善下,故能为百谷王。

宋明 - Song-Ming

太平御览

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地部十九

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41 穴:
《老子》曰:谷得一以盈,谷无有盈将恐竭。
又曰:江海能为百谷王者,以其善下之也,故能为百谷王。
又曰:知其辱,为天下谷。

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