《·》: | 子曰:“君子惠而不费,劳而不怨,欲而不贪,泰而不骄,威而不猛。” |
The Master said, "When the person in authority is beneficent without great expenditure; when he lays tasks on the people without their repining; when he pursues what he desires without being covetous; when he maintains a dignified ease without being proud; when he is majestic without being fierce." |
《·》: | 求服其志,不贪其得,故以战则克,以祭则受福。 |
It was thus sought to bring their wills into subjection, and make them not pursue the animals (in an irregular way). In this way such men conquered in fight, and such sacrificing obtained blessing. |
《》: | 或曰:“贪夫位也,慕夫禄也,何其与?” |
The other said: Why do you approve of those who covet status and long for salary? |
《·》: | 闻伯夷之风者,贪夫廉而懦夫有立志。 |
The covetous hearing of Bo Yi's fame became disinterested, and the weak resolute. |
《·》: | 举天下之贪暴苛扰者,必称此六君也。 |
The whole world points to these six princes as the most greedy and disturbing people. |
《·》: | 庄子之楚,见空髑髅,髐然有形,撽以马捶,因而问之曰:“夫子贪生失理,而为此乎?” |
When Zhuangzi went to Chu, he saw an empty skull, bleached indeed, but still retaining its shape. Tapping it with his horse-switch, he asked it, saying, 'Did you, Sir, in your greed of life, fail in the lessons of reason, and come to this?' |
《·》: | 名分已定,贪盗不取。 |
But if the legal title is definite even a poor thief would not take it. |
《·》: | 缙云氏有不才子,贪于饮食,冒于货贿,天下谓之饕餮。 |
Jinyun had a son devoid of ability, who was greedy in eating and drinking, and pursued wealth blindly. All the people called him Taotie (Glutton). |
《·》: | 今与不善人处,则所闻者欺诬诈伪也,所见者污漫淫邪贪利之行也,身且加于刑戮而不自知者,靡使然也。 |
《·》: | 君子修礼以立志,则贪欲之心不来。 |
《·》: | 君舍乎君室,大夫舍乎大夫室,妻楚王之母,贪暴之所致也。 |
《·》: | 卑摄贪利,则抗之以高志。 |
《·》: | 孔子曰:“上敬老则下益孝,上顺齿则下益悌,上乐施则下益谅,上亲贤则下择友,上好德则下不隐,上恶贪则下耻争,上强果则下廉耻,民皆有别,则贞、则正,亦不劳矣,此谓七教。” |
《·》: | 或曰:恶人贪狼重土,故先削其所重者以惧之也。 |
《·》: | 辞利刻谦谓之廉,反廉为贪。 |
《·》: | 服一国而天下不以为暴,利尽西海而诸侯不以为贪,是我一举而名实附也,又有禁暴正乱之名。 |
《·》: | 召公见周公之既反政,而犹不知,疑其贪位,周公为之作《》,然后悦。 |
《·》: | 儒有委之以货财而不贪,淹之以乐好而不淫,劫之以众而不惧,阻之以兵而不摄。 |
《·》: | 是贪民也,必将败其类。 |
《·》: | 测曰,“血刚”“沈颡”、终以贪败也。 |
《》: | 今数为民害者,咎在贪残居职使然。 |
《·》: | 幽则利欲之所为发,沈则贪得之所为施。 |
《·》: | 公禄贬则私利生,私利生则廉者匮而贪者丰也。 |
《·》: | 贱珍则人去贪。 |
《·》: | 幽莫幽于贪鄙。 |
《·》: | 于是中圣乃设辟雍庠序之教,以正上下之仪,明父子之礼、君臣之义,使强不凌弱、众不暴寡,弃贪鄙之心,兴清洁之行。 |
《》: | 贪利伤民,则蝗虫损稼。 |
《·》: | 鲍叔不以我为贪知我贫也。 |
《·》: | 圣人捐物,从理与舍,众人域域,迫于嗜欲,小知立趋,好恶自惧,夸者死权,自贵矜容,列士徇名,贪夫徇财,至博不给,知时何羞,不肖系俗,贤争于时,细故袃蒯,奚足以疑,事成欲得,又奚足夸,千言万说,卒赏谓何。 |
《·》: | 夫上好取而无量,即下贪功而无让,民贫苦而分争生,事力劳而无功,智诈萌生,盗贼滋彰,上下相怨,号令不行,夫水浊者鱼噞,政苛者民乱,上多欲即下多诈,上烦扰即下不定,上多求即下交争,不治其本而救之于末,无以异于凿渠而止水,抱薪而救火。 |
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《·》: | 当此时也,随荆以兵则荆可举,荆可举,则民足贪也,地足利也。 |
《·》: | 饮过度者生水,食过度者生贪。 |
《·》: | 夫民贪行躁而诛罚轻,罪过不发,则是长淫乱而便邪僻也。 |
《·》: | 禁暴救乱曰义,恃众以伐曰强,因怒兴师曰刚,弃礼贪利曰暴,国乱人疲举事动众曰逆。 |
《·》: | 五曰:谗佞苟得以求官爵,果敢轻死以贪禄秩,不图大事,得利而动。 |
《·》: | 师老将贪,争掠易败。 |
《·》: | 故曰:莫不贪强,鲜能守微,若能守微,乃保其生。 |
《·》: | 夫国非其有也,而欲有之,可谓至贪也。 |
《·》: | 人伤尧以不慈之名,舜以卑父之号,禹以贪位之意,汤、武以放弑之谋,五伯以侵夺之事。 |
《·》: | 天下纷错,上无明主,公侯无道德,则小人谗贼、贤人不用、圣人窜匿,贪利诈伪者作。 |