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《儒家 - Confucianism》
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《論語 - The Analects》

[Spring and Autumn - Warring States] 480 BC-350 BC

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[Also known as: "The Analects of Confucius", "The Confucian Analects"]

《公冶長 - Gong Ye Chang》
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English translation: James Legge ^[?]

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5 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show commentary Show additional information	公冶長:	或曰：「雍也，仁而不佞。」子曰：「焉用佞？禦人以口給，屢憎於人。不知其仁，焉用佞？」
	Gong Ye Chang:	Some one said, "Yong is truly virtuous, but he is not ready with his tongue." The Master said, "What is the good of being ready with the tongue? They who encounter men with smartness of speech for the most part procure themselves hatred. I know not whether he be truly virtuous, but why should he show readiness of the tongue?"

《論衡 - Lunheng》
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[Eastern Han] 80 Wang Chong English translation: Albert Forke ^[?]

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《刺孟》

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夫孟子引毀瓦畫墁者，欲以詰彭更之言也。知毀瓦畫墁無功而有志，彭更必不食也。雖然，引毀瓦畫墁，非所以詰彭更也。何則？諸志欲求食者，毀瓦畫墁者不在其中。不在其中，則難以詰人矣。夫人無故毀瓦畫墁，此不癡狂則遨戲也。癡狂人之，志不求食；遨戲之人，亦不求食。求食者，皆多人所不得利之事，以作此鬻賣於市，得賈以歸，乃得食焉。今毀瓦畫墁，無利於人，何志之有？有知之人，知其無利，固不為也；無知之人，與癡狂比，固無其志。夫毀瓦畫墁，猶比童子擊壤於塗，何以異哉？擊壤於塗者，其志亦欲求食乎？此尚童子，未有志也。巨人博戲，亦畫墁之類也。博戲之人，其志復求食乎？博戲者，尚有相奪錢財，錢財眾多，己亦得食，或時有志。夫投石超距，亦畫墁之類也。投石超距之人，其志有求食者乎？然則孟子之詰彭更也，未為盡之也。如彭更以孟子之言，可謂「禦人以口給」矣。

《答佞》

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答佞:

問曰：「大佞易知乎？小佞易知也？」曰：大佞易知，小佞難知。何則？大佞材高，其迹易察；小佞知下，其效難省。何以明之？成事：小盜難覺，大盜易知也。攻城襲邑，剽劫虜掠，發則事覺，道路皆知盜也；穿鑿垣墻，狸步鼠竊，莫知謂誰。曰：「大佞姦深，惑亂其人，如大盜易知，人君何難？《書》曰：『知人則哲，惟帝難之。』虞舜、大聖，驩兜、大佞。大聖難知大佞，大佞不憂大聖，何易之有？」是謂下知之，上知之。上知之，大難小易；下知之，大易小難。何則？佞人材高，論說麗美，因麗美之說，人主之威，人立心並不能責，知或不能覺。小佞材下，對鄉失漏，際會不密，人君警悟，得知其故。大難小易也。屋漏在上，知者在下。漏大，下見之著；漏小，下見之微。或曰：「雍也仁而不佞。」孔子曰：「焉用佞？禦人以口給，屢憎於民。」誤設計數，煩擾農商，損下益上，愁民說主。損上益下，忠臣之說也；損下益上，佞人之義也。季氏富於周公，而求也為之聚歛而附益之。小子鳴鼓而攻之可也。聚歛，季氏不知其惡，不知百姓所共非也。