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20 傅子:
上好德则下修行,上好言则下饰辩,修行则仁义兴焉。饰辩则大僞起焉。此必然之徵也。德者,难成而难见者也。言者,易撰而易悦者也。先王知言之易而悦之者衆,故不尚焉。不尊贤尚德,举善以教,而以一言之悦取人,则天下之弃德饰辩以要其上者不尠矣。何者,德难为而言易饰也。夫贪荣重利,常人之性也。上之所好,荣利存焉。故上好之,下必趣之,趣之不已,虽死不避也。先王知人有好善尚德之性,而又贪荣而重利,故贵其所尚,而抑其所贪,贵其所尚,故礼让兴,抑其所贪,故廉耻存,夫荣利者,可抑而不可绝也。故明为显名高位丰禄厚赏,使天下希而慕之,不修行崇德,则不得此名,不居此位,不食此禄,不获此赏,此先王立教之大体也。夫德修之难,不积其实,不成其名,夫言撰之易,合所悦而大用,修之不久,所悦无常,故君子不贵也。

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