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

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《敬慎》

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韩平子问于叔向曰：“刚与柔孰坚？”对曰：“臣年八十矣，齿再堕而舌尚存，老聃有言曰：‘天下之至柔，驰骋乎天下之至坚。’又曰：‘人之生也柔弱，其死也刚强；万物草木之生也柔脆，其死也枯槁。因此观之，柔弱者生之徒也，刚强者死之徒也。’夫生者毁而必复，死者破而愈亡；吾是以知柔之坚于刚也。”平子曰：“善哉！然则子之行何从？”叔向曰：“臣亦柔耳，何以刚为？”平子曰：“柔无乃?乎？”叔向曰：“柔者纽而不折，廉而不缺，何为?也？天之道，微者胜，是以两军相加而柔者克之；两仇争利，而弱者得焉。易曰：‘天道亏满而益谦，地道变满而流谦，鬼神害满而福谦，人道恶满而好谦。’夫怀谦不足之，柔弱而四道者助之，则安往而不得其志乎？”平子曰：“善！”

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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

76 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show photographic representation Show commentary	道德经:	人之生也柔弱，其死也坚强。万物草木之生也柔脆，其死也枯槁。故坚强者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。是以兵强则不胜，木强则共。强大处下，柔弱处上。
	Dao De Jing:	(A warning against (trusting in) strength) Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life. Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer; and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and thereby invites the feller.) Therefore the place of what is firm and strong is below, and that of what is soft and weak is above.

《老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi》

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《戒强》

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人之生也柔弱，人生含和气，抱精神。故柔弱也。其死也坚强。人死和气竭，精神亡，故坚强也。万物草木之生也柔脆，和气存也。其死也枯槁。和气去也。故坚强者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。以上二事观之，知坚强者死，柔弱者生也。是以兵强则不胜，强大之兵轻战乐杀，毒流怨结，众弱为一强，故不胜。木强则共。本强大则枝叶共生其上。强大处下，柔弱处上。兴物造功，大木处下，小物处上。天道抑强扶弱，自然之效。