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先秦两汉 - Pre-Qin and Han

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儒家 - Confucianism

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说苑 - Shuo Yuan

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)] Liu Xiang
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谈丛

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16 谈丛:
必贵以贱为本,必高以下为基。天将与之,必先苦之;天将毁之,必先累之。孝于父母,信于交友,十步之泽,必有香草;十室之邑,必有忠士。草木秋死,松柏独在;水浮万物,玉石留止。饥渴得食,谁能不喜?赈穷救急,何患无有?视其所以,观其所使,斯可知已。乘舆马不劳致千里,乘船楫不游绝江海;智莫大于阙疑,行莫大于无悔也。制宅名子,足以观士。利不兼,赏不倍;忽忽之谋,不可为也,惕惕之心,不可长也。

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"]

39 道德经:
昔之得一者:天得一以清;地得一以宁;神得一以灵;谷得一以盈;万物得一以生;侯王得一以为天下贞。其致之,天无以清,将恐裂;地无以宁,将恐发;神无以灵,将恐歇;谷无以盈,将恐竭;万物无以生,将恐灭;侯王无以贵高将恐蹶。故贵以贱为本,高以下为基。是以侯王自称孤、寡、不谷。此非以贱为本耶?非乎?故致数誉无誉。不欲琭琭如玉,珞珞如石。
Dao De Jing:
(The origin of the law)
The things which from of old have got the One (the Dao) are -
Heaven which by it is bright and pure;
Earth rendered thereby firm and sure;
Spirits with powers by it supplied;
Valleys kept full throughout their void
All creatures which through it do live
Princes and kings who from it get
The model which to all they give.

All these are the results of the One (Dao).
If heaven were not thus pure, it soon would rend;
If earth were not thus sure, 'twould break and bend;
Without these powers, the spirits soon would fail;
If not so filled, the drought would parch each vale;
Without that life, creatures would pass away;
Princes and kings, without that moral sway,
However grand and high, would all decay.

Thus it is that dignity finds its (firm) root in its (previous) meanness, and what is lofty finds its stability in the lowness (from which it rises). Hence princes and kings call themselves 'Orphans,' 'Men of small virtue,' and as 'Carriages without a nave.' Is not this an acknowledgment that in their considering themselves mean they see the foundation of their dignity? So it is that in the enumeration of the different parts of a carriage we do not come on what makes it answer the ends of a carriage. They do not wish to show themselves elegant-looking as jade, but (prefer) to be coarse-looking as an (ordinary) stone.

文子 - Wenzi

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

道原

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8 道原:
老子曰:夫得道者,志弱而事强,心虚而应当。志弱者柔毳安静,藏于不取,行于不能,澹然无为,动不失时,故“贵必以贱为本,高必以下为基。”托小以包大,在中以制外,行柔而刚,力无不胜敌无不陵,应化揆时,莫能害之。欲刚者必以柔守之,欲强者必以弱保之,积柔即刚,积弱即强,观其所积,以知存亡。强胜不若己者,至于若己者而格,柔胜出于己者,其力不可量,故“兵强则灭,木强则折。”革强则裂,齿坚于舌而先毙,故“柔弱者生之干也,坚强者死之徒。”先唱者穷之路,后动者达之原。夫执道以耦变,先亦制后,后亦制先,何即不失所以制人,人亦不能制也。所谓后者,调其数而合其时,时之变则,间不容息,先之则太过,后之则不及,日回月周,时不与人游,故圣人不贵尺之璧,而贵寸之阴,时难得而易失。故圣人随时而举事,因资而立功,守清道,拘雌节,因循而应变,常后而不先,柔弱以静,安徐以定,大坚固不能与争也。

九守

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符言

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21 符言:
老子曰:人有三怨:爵高者人妒之,官大者主恶之,禄厚者人怨之。夫爵益高者意益下,官益大者心益小,禄益厚者施益博,修此三者怨不作,故贵以贱为本,高以下为基。

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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德经

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法本

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1 法本:
昔之得一者:昔,往也。一,无为,道之子也。天得一以清,言天得一故能垂象清明。地得一以宁,言地得一故能安静不动摇。神得一以灵,言神得一故能变化无形。谷得一以盈,言谷得一故能盈满而不绝也万物得一以生,言万物皆须道以生成也。侯王得一以为天下贞。言侯王得一故能为天下平正其致之。致,诫也。谓下六事也。天无以清将恐裂,言天当有阴阳弛张,昼夜更用,不可但欲清明无已时,将恐分裂不为天。地无以宁将恐发,言地当有高下刚柔,节气五行,不可但欲安静无已时,将恐发泄不为地。神无以灵将恐歇,言神当有王相囚死休废,不可但欲灵变无已时,将恐虚歇不为神。谷无以盈将恐竭,言谷当有盈缩虚实,不可但欲盈满无已时,将恐枯竭不为谷。万物无以生将恐灭,言万物当随时生死,不可但欲长生无已时,将恐灭亡不为物。侯王无以贵高将恐蹶。言侯王当屈己以下人,汲汲求贤,不可但欲贵高于人无已时,将恐颠蹶失其位。故贵以贱为本,言必欲尊贵,当以薄贱为本,若禹稷躬稼,舜陶河滨,周公下白屋也。高以下为基言必欲尊贵,当以下为本基,犹筑墙造功,因卑成高,不下坚固,后必倾危。是以侯王自谓孤、寡、不毂。孤寡喻孤独,不毂喻不能如车毂为众辐所凑。此非以贱为本邪?言侯王至尊贵,能以孤寡自称,此非以贱为本乎,以晓人?非乎!嗟叹之辞。故致数舆无舆,致,就也。言人就车数之为辐、为轮、为毂、为衡、为舆,无有名为车者,故成为车,以喻侯王不以尊号自名,故能成其贵。不欲琭琭如玉,珞珞如石。琭琭喻少,落落喻多,玉少故见贵,石多故见贱。言不欲如玉为人所贵,如石为人所贱,当处其中也。

杂家 - Miscellaneous Schools

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淮南子 - Huainanzi

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]
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原道训

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12 原道训:
万物有所生,而独知守其根;百事有所出,而独知守其门。故穷无穷,极无极,照物而不眩,回应而不乏。此之谓天解。故得道者志弱而事强,心虚而应当。所谓志弱而事强者,柔毳安静,藏于不敢,行于不能,恬然无虑,动不失时,与万物回周旋转,不为先唱,感而应之。是故贵者必以贱为号,而高者必以下为基。托小以包大,在中以制外,行柔而刚,用弱而强,转化推移,得一之道,而以少正多。所谓其事强者,遭变应卒,排患捍难,力无不胜,敌无不淩,应化揆时,莫能害之。是故欲刚者,必以柔守之;欲强者,必以弱保之。积于柔则刚,积于弱则强;观其所积,以知祸福之乡。强胜不若己者,至于若己者而同;柔胜出于己者,其力不可量。故兵强则灭,木强则折,革固则裂,齿坚于舌而先之弊。是故柔弱者生之干也;而坚强者死之徒也;先唱者,穷之路也;后动者,达之原也。

道应训

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32 道应训:
狐丘丈人谓孙叔敖曰:“人有三怨,子知之乎?”孙叔敖曰:“何谓也?”对曰:“爵高者,士妒之;官大者,主恶之;禄厚者,怨处之。”孙叔敖曰:“吾爵益高,吾志益下;吾官益大,吾心益小;吾禄益厚,吾施益博。是以免三怨,可乎?”故老子曰:“贵必以贱为本,高必以下为基。

史书 - Histories

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战国策 - Zhan Guo Ce

[Warring States - Western Han] 350 BC-6 BC
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齐策

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齐四

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齐宣王见颜斶

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2 齐宣王见... :
斶对曰:“不然。斶闻古大禹之时,诸侯万国。何则?德厚之道,得贵士之力也。故舜起农亩,出于野鄙,而为天子。及汤之时,诸侯三千。当今之世,南面称寡者,乃二十四。由此观之,非得失之策与?稍稍诛灭,灭亡无族之时,欲为监门、闾里,安可得而有乎哉?是故易传不云乎:‘居上位,未得其实,以喜其为名者,必以骄奢为行。据慢骄奢,则凶从之。是故无其实而喜其名者削,无德而望其福者约,无功而受其禄者辱,祸必握。’故曰:‘矜功不立,虚愿不至。’此皆幸乐其名,华而无其实德者也。是以尧有九佐,舜有七友,禹有五丞,汤有三辅,自古及今而能虚成名于天下者,无有。是以君王无羞亟问,不愧下学;是故成其道德而扬功名于后世者,尧、舜、禹、汤、周文王是也。故曰:‘无形者,形之君也。无端者,事之本也。’夫上见其原,下通其流,至圣人明学,何不吉之有哉!老子曰:‘虽贵,必以贱为本;虽高,必以下为基。’是以侯王称孤寡不谷。是其贱之本与?非夫孤寡者,人之困贱下位也,而侯王以自谓,岂非下人而尊贵士与?夫尧传舜,舜傅禹,周成王任周公旦,而世世称曰明主,是以明乎士之贵也。”

出土文献 - Excavated texts

马王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲德经

2 老子甲德... :
昔之得一者:天得一以清;地得□以宁;神得一以霝;浴得一以盈;侯□□□而以为正。其致之也,胃天毌已清将恐□,胃地毌□□将恐□,胃神毌已霝将恐歇,胃浴毌已盈将恐渴,胃侯王毌已贵□□□□□。故必贵而以贱为本,必高矣而以下为基。夫是以侯王自胃□孤寡不谷,此其贱□□与?非□?故致数与无与。是故不欲□□若玉,硌硌□□。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙德经

2 老子乙德... :
昔得一者:天得一以清;地得一以宁;神得一以霝;浴得一盈;侯王得一以为天下正。其至也,胃天毌已,清将恐莲;地毌已宁,将恐发;神毌□□□恐歇;谷毌已□,将渴侯王毌已贵以高将恐蹶。故必贵以贱为本,必高矣而以下为基。夫是以侯王自胃孤、寡、不谷。此其贱之本与?非也。故至数舆无舆。是故不欲禄﹦若玉硌﹦若石。

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