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8 鉴戒上:
《家语》曰:孔子之周,观于太庙,右阶之前有金人焉,三缄其口而铭其背曰:“古之慎言之人也,戒之哉。无多言,多言多败;无多事,多事多患。安乐必戒,无行所悔。勿谓何伤,其祸将长;勿谓何害,其祸将大;勿谓莫闻,神将伺人。荧荧不灭,炎炎奈何;涓涓不壅,终为江河;绵绵不绝,将成网罗。毫末不紥,将寻斧柯。诚能慎之,福之垠也;口是何伤,祸之门也。强梁者不得其死,好胜者必遇其敌。盗憎主人,民怨其上。君子知天下之不可上也,故下之;知众之不可先也,故后之。温恭慎德,使人慕之;执雌持下,人莫逾之。人皆趋彼,我独守此。”孔子顾谓子弟曰:“此言虽鄙,而中事情。”又孔子观于周庙而有欹器焉。孔子问守庙者曰:“此谓何器?”对曰:“盖谓右坐之器。”孔子曰:“吾闻右坐之器满则覆,虚则欹,中则正,有之乎?”对曰:“然。”孔子使子路取水而试之,满则覆,中则正,虚则欹,孔子喟然叹曰:“呜呼!恶有满而不覆者哉!”子路曰:“敢问持满有道乎?”孔子曰:“持满之道,挹而损之。”子路曰:“损之,有道乎?”孔子曰:“高而能下,满而能虚,富而能俭,贵而能卑,智而能愚,勇而能怯,辩而能讷,博而能浅,明而能暗,是谓损而不极。能行此道,惟至德者及之。《易》曰:不损而益之,自损而终益故也。”

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