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Scope: 问礼 Request type: Paragraph
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问礼

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1 问礼:
哀公问于孔子曰:“大礼何如?子之言礼,何其尊?”孔子对曰:“丘也鄙人,不足以知大礼。”公曰:“吾子言焉。”孔子曰:“丘闻之:民之所以生者、礼为大。非礼则无以节事天地之神;非礼则无以辩君臣、上下、长幼之位焉;非礼则无以别男女、父子、兄弟、婚姻、亲族、疏数之交焉。是故君子以此为之尊敬,然后以其所能,教顺百姓,不废其会节。既有成事,然后治其雕镂文章黼黻,以别尊卑上下之等。其顺之也,而后言其丧祭之纪,宗庙之序。品其牺牲,设其豕腊,修其岁时,以敬祭祀,别其亲疏,序其昭穆,而后宗族会宴。即安其居,以缀恩义,卑其宫室,节其服御,车不雕玑,器不雕镂,食不二味,心不淫志,以与万民同利。古之明王,行礼也如此。”公曰:“今之君子,胡莫之行也?”孔子对曰:“今之君子,好利无厌,淫行不倦,荒怠慢游,固民是尽,以遂其心,以怨其政,以忤其众,以伐有道;求得当欲,不以其所;虐杀刑诛,不以其治。夫昔之用民者由前,今之用民者由后。是即今之君子莫能为礼也。”

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