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《三宝》

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1 三宝:
天下皆谓我道大,似不肖。老子言:天下谓我德大,我则佯愚似不肖。夫唯大,故似不肖,唯独名德大者为身害,故佯愚似若不肖。无所分别,无所割截,不贱人而自责。若肖久矣。肖,善也。谓辨惠也。若大辨惠之人,身高自贵行察察之政所从来久矣。其细也夫。言辨惠者唯如小人,非长者。我有三宝,持而保之。老子言:我有三宝,抱持而保倚。一曰慈,爱百姓若赤子。二曰俭,赋敛若取之于己也。三曰不敢为天下先。执谦退,不为倡始也。慈故能勇,以慈仁,故能勇于忠孝也。俭故能广,天子身能节俭,故民日用广矣。不敢为天下先,不为天下首先。故能成器长。成器长,谓得道人也。我能为得道人之长也。今舍慈且勇,今世人舍慈仁,但为勇武。舍俭且广,舍其俭约,但为奢泰。舍后且先,舍其后己,但为人先。死矣!所行如此,动入死地。夫慈以战则胜,以守则固。夫慈仁者,百姓亲附,并心一意,故以战则胜敌,以守卫则坚固。天将救之,以慈卫之。天将救助善人,必与慈仁之性,使能自营助也。

URN: ctp:heshanggong/67