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何以知其然也?凡人中寿七十岁,然而趋舍指凑,日以月悔也,以至于死。故蘧伯玉年五十,而有四十九年非。何者?先者难为知,而后者易为攻也。先者上高,则后者攀之;先者逾下,则后者蹶之;先者隤陷,则后者以谋;先者败绩,则后者违之。由此观之,先者则后者之弓矢质的也。犹錞之与刃,刃犯难而錞无患者,何也?以其托于后位也。此俗世庸民之所公见也,而贤知者弗能避也。所谓后者,非谓其底滞而不发,凝结而不流,贵其周于数而合于时也。夫执道理以耦变,先亦制后,后亦制先。是何则?不失其所以制人,人不能制也。时之反侧,间不容息,先之则太过,后之则不逮。夫日回而月周,时不与人游。故圣人不贵尺之璧,而重寸之阴,时难得而易失也。禹之趋时也,履遗而弗取,冠挂而弗顾,非争其先也,而争其得时也。是故圣人守清道而抱雌节,因循应变,常后而不先。柔弱以静,舒安以定,攻大靡坚,莫能与之争。

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