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Scope: 為欲 Request type: Paragraph
Condition 1: Contains text "欲不正以治身則夭以治國則亡" Matched:1.
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為欲

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2 為欲:
善為上者,能令人得欲無窮,故人之可得用亦無窮也。蠻夷反舌殊俗異習之國,其衣服冠帶,宮室居處,舟車器械,聲色滋味皆異,其為欲使一也。三王不能革,不能革而功成者,順其天也;桀、紂不能離,不能離而國亡者,逆其天也。逆而不知其逆也,湛於俗也。久湛而不去則若性。性異非性,不可不熟。不聞道者,何以去非性哉?無以去非性,則欲未嘗正矣。欲不正,以治身則夭,以治國則亡。故古之聖王,審順其天而以行欲,則民無不令矣,功無不立矣。聖王執一,四夷皆至者,其此之謂也。

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