| 中國哲學書電子化計劃 |
《微明》 | 英文翻譯：人工智能和中國哲學書電子化計劃用戶 [?] | 電子圖書館 |
| 1 | 微明: | 將欲歙之，必固張之。先開張之者，欲極其奢淫。將欲弱之，必固強之。先強大之者，欲使遇禍患。將欲廢之，必固興之。先興之者，欲使其驕危。將欲奪之，必固與之。先與之者，欲極其貪心。是謂微明。此四事，其道微，其效明也。柔弱勝剛強。柔弱者久長，剛強者先亡也。魚不可脫於淵，魚脫於淵，謂去剛得柔，不可復制焉。國之利器，不可以示人。利器者，謂權道也。治國權者，不可以示執事之臣也。治身道者，不可以示非其人也。 |
| If one wishes to contract something, one must first expand it firmly. Opening and expanding it first means wanting to indulge in extreme luxury and decadence. If one wishes to weaken something, one must first strengthen it firmly. Strengthening and making it powerful first is meant to cause it to encounter misfortune and calamity. If one wishes to abolish something, one must first firmly promote it. Promoting it first is meant to make it arrogant and perilous. If one wishes to take something away, one must first give it firmly. Giving it first is meant to indulge its greed to the extreme. This is called subtle clarity. These four matters have a subtle principle, yet their effects are clear. The soft and weak overcome the hard and strong. Softness and weakness endure for a long time, while hardness and strength perish first. A fish cannot escape from the depths of water; if a fish escapes from the depths, it means abandoning rigidity for softness and can no longer be controlled. The sharp instruments of a state must not be shown to others. "Sharp instruments" refer to the methods of authority. The power to govern a state must not be revealed to the officials in charge. The principles of self-cultivation must not be shown to those who are unworthy. |
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