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樂記 - Yue Ji

English translation: James Legge [?]
Books referencing 《樂記》 Library Resources
[Also known as: "Record of music"]

26 樂記:
是故先王有大事,必有禮以哀之;有大福,必有禮以樂之。哀樂之分,皆以禮終。樂也者,聖人之所樂也,而可以善民心,其感人深,其移風易俗,故先王著其教焉
Yue Ji:
Hence the former kings, on occasions of great sorrow, had their rules according to which they expressed their grief; and on occasions of great happiness, they had their rules by which they expressed their pleasure. The manifestations, whether of grief or joy, were all bounded by the limits of these rules. In music the sages found pleasure, and (saw that) it could be used to make the hearts of the people good. Because of the deep influence which it exerts on a man, and the change which it produces in manners and customs, the ancient kings appointed it as one of the subjects of instruction.

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