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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"]

65 道德經:
古之善為道者,非以明民,將以愚之。民之難治,以其智多。故以智治國,國之賊;不以智治國,國之福。知此兩者亦𥡴式。常知𥡴式,是謂玄德。玄德深矣,遠矣,與物反矣,然後乃至大順。
Dao De Jing:
(Pure, unmixed excellence)
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Dao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant.
The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
He who knows these two things finds in them also his model and rule. Ability to know this model and rule constitutes what we call the mysterious excellence (of a governor). Deep and far-reaching is such mysterious excellence, showing indeed its possessor as opposite to others, but leading them to a great conformity to him.

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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德經

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淳德

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1 淳德:
古之善為道者,非以明民,將以愚之。說古之善以道治身及治國者,不以道教民明智巧詐也,將以道德教民,使質朴不詐偽。民之難治,以其智多。民之所以難治者,以其智多而為巧偽。故以智治國,國之賊;使智慧之人治國之政事,必遠道德,妄作威福,為國之賊也。不以智治國,國之福。不使智慧之人治國之政事,則民守正直,不為邪飾,上下相親,君臣同力,故為國之福也。知此兩者亦稽式。兩者謂智與不智也。常能智者為賊,不智者為福,是治身治國之法式也。常知稽式,是謂玄德。玄,天也。能知治身及治國之法式,是謂與天同德也。玄德深矣,遠矣,玄德之人深不可測,遠不可及也。與物反矣!玄德之人與萬物反異,萬物欲益己,玄德施與人也。然後乃至於大順。玄德與萬物反異,故能至大順。順天理也。

出土文獻 - Excavated texts

馬王堆 - Mawangdui

老子甲 - Laozi A

老子甲德經

27 老子甲德... :
故曰:為道者,非以明民也,將以愚之也。民之難□也,以其知也。故以知邦,知邦之賊也;以不知﹦邦□□德也。恆知此兩者亦稽式也。恆知稽式,此胃玄德。玄德深矣,遠矣,與物□矣,乃□□□。

老子乙 - Laozi B

老子乙德經

28 老子乙德... :
古之為道者,非以明□□□□□之也。夫民之難治也,以其知也。故以知知國,國之賊也;以不知知國,國之德也。恆知此兩者,亦稽式也。恆知稽式,是胃玄德。玄德深矣,遠矣,□物反也,乃至大順。

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