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先秦兩漢 - Pre-Qin and Han

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道家 - Daoism

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道德經 - 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 道德經:
曲則全,枉則直,窪則盈,弊則新,少則得,多則惑。是以聖人抱一為天下式。不自見,故明;不自是,故彰;不自伐,故有功;不自矜,故長。夫唯不爭,故天下莫能與之爭。古之所謂曲則全者,豈虛言哉!誠全而歸之。
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.

文子 - Wenzi

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

自然

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6 自然:
老子曰:以道治天下,非易人性也,因其所有而循暢之,故因即大,作即小。古之瀆水者,因水之流也,生稼者,因地之宜也,征伐者,因民之欲也,能因則無敵於天下矣。物必有自然而人事有治也,故先王之制法,因民之性而為之節文,無其性,不可使順教,無其資,不可使遵道。人之性有仁義之資,其非聖人為之法度,不可使向方,因其所惡以禁姦,故刑罰不用,威行如神,因其性即天下聽從,怫其性即法度張而不用。道德者,則功名之本也,民之所懷也,懷之則功名立。古之善為君者法江海,江海無為以成其大,洼下以成其廣,故能長久,為天下谿谷,其德乃足,無為能取百川,不求故能得,不行故能至,是以取天下而無事。不自奉故富,不自見故明,不自矜故長,處不肖之地,故為天下王,不爭故莫能與之爭,終不為大故能成其大,江海近於道,故能長久,與天地相保。公正脩道,即功成不有,不有即強固,強固而不以暴人,道深即德深,德深即功名遂成,此謂玄德深矣!遠矣!其與物反矣!天下有始,莫知其理,唯聖人能知所以,非雄非雌,非牝非牡,生而不死,天地以成,陰陽以形,萬物以生。故陰與陽,有員有方,有短有長,有存有亡,道為之命,幽沉而光事,於心甚微,於道甚當,死生同理,萬物變化,合於一道。簡生忘死,何往不壽,去事與言,慎無為也。守道周密,於物不宰,至微無形,天地之始,萬物同於道而殊形,至微無物,故能周恤,至大無外,故為萬物蓋,至細無內,故為萬物貴。道之存生,德之安形,至道之度,去好去惡,無有知故,易意和心,無以道迕。夫天地專而為一,分而為二,交而合之,上下不失,專而為一,分而為五,反而合之,必中規矩。夫道至親不可疏,至近不可遠,求之近者,往而復反。

老子河上公章句 - Heshanggong Laozi

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道經

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益謙

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1 益謙:
曲則全,曲己從眾,不自專,則全其身也。枉則直,枉,屈己而伸人,久久自得直也。窪則盈,地窪下,水流之;人謙下,德歸之。敝則新,自受弊薄,後己先人,天下敬之,久久自新也。少則得,自受取少則得多也,天道祐謙,神明託虛。多則惑。財多者,惑於所守,學多者,惑於所聞。是以聖人抱一為天下式。抱,守也。式,法也。聖人守一,乃知萬事,故能為天下法式也。不自見故明,聖人不以其目視千里之外也,乃因天下之目以視,故能明達也。不自是故彰,聖人不自以為是而非人,故能彰顯於世。不自伐故有功,伐,取也。聖人德化流行,不自取其美,故有功於天下。不自矜故長。矜,大也。聖人不自貴大,故能久不危。夫惟不爭,故天下莫能與之爭。此言天下賢與不肖,無能與不爭者爭也。古之所謂曲則全者,豈虛言哉。傳古言,曲從則全身,此言非虛妄也。誠全而歸之。誠,實也。能行曲從者,實其肌體,歸之於父母,無有傷害也。

出土文獻 - Excavated texts

馬王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲道經

23 老子甲道... :
曲則金,枉則定,洼則盈,敝則新,少則得,多則惑。是以聲人執一以為天下牧。不□視,故明;不自見,故章;不自伐,故有功;弗矜,故能長。夫唯不爭,故莫能與之爭。古□□□□□□□語才!誠金歸之。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙道經

23 老子乙道... :
曲則全,汪則正,洼則盈,敝則新,少則得,多則惑。是以聖人執一以為天下牧。不自視,故章;不自見也,故明;不自伐,故有功;弗矜,故能長。夫唯不爭,故莫能與之爭。古之所胃曲全者,幾語才!誠全歸之。

漢代之後 - Post-Han

隋唐 - Sui-Tang

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卷三十四

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老子

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道經

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8 道經:
曲則全,曲己從衆,不自專,則全也。枉則直,窪則盈,地窪下,水流之,人謙下,德歸之。弊則新,自受弊薄,後己先人,天下敬之,久久自新。少則得,自受少,則得多。多則惑,財多者惑於守身,學多者惑於所聞也。是以聖人抱一為天下式,抱,守也;式,法也。聖人守一,乃知萬事,故能為天下法式也。不自見,故明,聖人因天下之目以視,故能明達。不自是,故彰,聖人不自為是而非人,故能彰顯於世。不自伐,故有功,聖人德化流行,不自取其美,故有功於天下也。不自矜,故長,聖人不自貴大,故能長久不危也。夫唯不争,故天下莫能與之争。此言天下賢與不肖,無能與不争者争。

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