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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"]

22 道德经:
曲则全,枉则直,洼则盈,弊则新,少则得,多则惑。是以圣人抱一为天下式。不自见,故明;不自是,故彰;不自伐,故有功;不自矜,故长。夫唯不争,故天下莫能与之争。古之所谓曲则全者,岂虚言哉!诚全而归之。
Dao De Jing:
(The increase granted to humility)
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.
Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self- display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and therefore he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his merit is acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he acquires superiority. It is because he is thus free from striving that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.
That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete' was not vainly spoken: - all real completion is comprehended under it.

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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道经

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益谦

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1 益谦:
曲则全,曲己从众,不自专,则全其身也。枉则直,枉,屈己而伸人,久久自得直也。洼则盈,地洼下,水流之;人谦下,德归之。敝则新,自受弊薄,后己先人,天下敬之,久久自新也。少则得,自受取少则得多也,天道佑谦,神明托虚。多则惑。财多者,惑于所守,学多者,惑于所闻。是以圣人抱一为天下式。抱,守也。式,法也。圣人守一,乃知万事,故能为天下法式也。不自见故明,圣人不以其目视千里之外也,乃因天下之目以视,故能明达也。不自是故彰,圣人不自以为是而非人,故能彰显于世。不自伐故有功,伐,取也。圣人德化流行,不自取其美,故有功于天下。不自矜故长。矜,大也。圣人不自贵大,故能久不危。夫惟不争,故天下莫能与之争。此言天下贤与不肖,无能与不争者争也。古之所谓曲则全者,岂虚言哉。传古言,曲从则全身,此言非虚妄也。诚全而归之。诚,实也。能行曲从者,实其肌体,归之于父母,无有伤害也。

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马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子乙 - Laozi B

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23 老子乙道... :
曲则全,汪则正,洼则盈,敝则新,少则得,多则惑。是以圣人执一以为天下牧。不自视,故章;不自见也,故明;不自伐,故有功;弗矜,故能长。夫唯不争,故莫能与之争。古之所胃曲全者,几语才!诚全归之。

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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8 道经:
曲则全,曲己从衆,不自专,则全也。枉则直,洼则盈,地洼下,水流之,人谦下,德归之。弊则新,自受弊薄,后己先人,天下敬之,久久自新。少则得,自受少,则得多。多则惑,财多者惑于守身,学多者惑于所闻也。是以圣人抱一为天下式,抱,守也;式,法也。圣人守一,乃知万事,故能为天下法式也。不自见,故明,圣人因天下之目以视,故能明达。不自是,故彰,圣人不自为是而非人,故能彰显于世。不自伐,故有功,圣人德化流行,不自取其美,故有功于天下也。不自矜,故长,圣人不自贵大,故能长久不危也。夫唯不争,故天下莫能与之争。此言天下贤与不肖,无能与不争者争。

宋明 - Song-Ming

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道部一

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1 道:
《老子》曰:道可道,非常道,虚极之妙也。无名天地之始,有名万物之母。无名者,妙本也,道冲而用之或似不盈,渊乎似万物之宗。天地之间,其由橐龠乎?玄牡之门是谓天地根。天地所以能长且久者,以其不自生,故能长生。生而不有,为而不恃,长而不宰,是谓玄德。执古之道,以御今之有。能知古始,是谓道纪。万物并作,吾以观其复。功成事遂,百姓皆谓我自然。绝圣弃智,民利百倍。孔德之容,惟道是从。以阅众甫,吾何以知众甫之然哉?曲则全,谓曲己以应务则全也;枉则直,谓枉己以伸人则直也。洼则盈,谓执谦则常盈也;弊则新,谓守弊薄则日新也。少则得,谓抱一不离则无失也;多则惑,谓有为多门则惑乱也。是以圣人抱一为天下式。希言自然者,谓因言悟道,不滞于言,合自然也。有物混成,先天地生,寂兮寥兮,独立而不改,周行而不殆。吾不知其名,字之曰道,强为之名曰大。域中有四大,王居其一。谓王者人灵之主,万物系其兴亡也。人法地,地法天,天法道,道法自然。重为轻根,静为躁君。善行无辙迹,谓体了真性行无行相,则必与道宜也。善言无瑕谪,谓遣象求意,理证心忘也。善计不用筹算,谓一以贯之,不生他见也。善闭无关楗而不可开,谓心无逐境之迷,境无起心之累也。善结无绳约而不可解,谓心与道合,虽无约束,其不可解也。是以圣人常善救人,故无弃人,常善救物,故无弃物,是谓袭明。知其雄,守其雌;知其白,守其黑;知其荣,守其辱;谓含德内融则复归于朴,常德听用则散而为器。既涉形器,必有精粗。圣人用之,则为群材之官长矣。故大制不割,谓圣人用道大制群生。万物不谢,于自然曾不割伤也。道之在天下,犹川谷之于江海。死而不亡者寿,谓死者分理之终,亡者夭折之数。寿者一期之尽,夫知足力行者,得天常地,死而不亡,是一期之尽,可谓寿矣。执大象,天下往。往而不害,安于太平。化而欲作,吾将镇之无名之朴。谓道也。失道而后德,失德而后仁,失仁而后义,失义而后礼,天下之物生于有,有生于无,明道若昧,进道若退,夷道若类。上德若谷,谓虚沿而容物也。大白若辱,谓能洁而含垢也。广德若不足,谓大成而执谦也,建德若渝,谓立功而不炫也。体真若渝,谓淳一而和光也。大方无隅,谓不小立圭角也,大器晚成,谓且无近功也。大音希声,谓不饰小说也。大象无形,谓能应万类也。道隐无名,谓功用不彰也。道生一,一生二,二生三,三生万物,万物负阴而抱阳,冲气以为和。为道日损,损之又损,以至无为。故塞其兑,闭其门,终身不勤也,谓不纵六根爱悦,则祸患之门闭矣,终身不勤劳也。开其兑,济其事,终身不救,谓开纵视听,以成其授悦之事,故有祸患不救也。尾簜自殃,是谓袭常,谓不为身灾,是谓密用真常之道也。
又曰:知者不言,言者不知。所以言者以音相闻,譬如知音者,识音以弦,心知其音,口不能传道。深微妙知者,不言也。太上曰知者不言,言能以救物。
又曰:上士学道,授之以神,中士授之以心,下士授之以耳。以神听者通无形,以心听者知内情,以耳听者闻外声。
又曰:知者不言,言者不知,故圣人云:“我无为而民自化,我无事而民自富,我好静而民自正,我无欲而民自朴。”修之于身,天下自化。深根固蒂,长生久视之道。以道莅天下,其鬼不神,道者万物之奥,为者败之,执者失之,是以圣人无为故无败,无执故无失。

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