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Scope: 指瑞 Request type: Paragraph
Condition 1: References "凤鸟不至,河不出图" Matched:1.
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8 指瑞:
夫凤、驎之来,与白鱼、赤乌之至,无以异也。鱼遭自跃,王舟逢之;火偶为乌,王仰见之。非鱼闻武王之德,而入其舟;乌知周家当起,集于王屋也。谓凤、驎为圣王来,是谓鱼乌为武王至也。王者受富贵之命,故其动出,见吉祥异物,见则谓之瑞。瑞有小大,各以所见,定德薄厚。若夫白鱼、赤乌,小物,小安之兆也;凤皇、骐驎,大物,太平之象也。故孔子曰:“凤鸟不至,河不出图,吾已矣夫。”不见太平之象,自知不遇太平之时矣。

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