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23 巧:
《庄子》曰:陶者云:“我善治埴,圆者中规,方者中矩。”范土曰陶。陶,化也。埴,黏土也。匠人曰:“我善治木,曲者中钩,直者应绳。”曲,钩也。绳,直也。谓匠人机巧,善能治木,曲直必中钩绳也。夫埴、木之性,岂欲中规矩钩绳哉?土木之性,禀之造物,不求曲直,岂慕方圆?陶者匠人,浪为臧否。
又曰:百工有器械之巧则壮。
又曰:巧者劳而智者忧,无能者无所求。
又曰:无为也而笑巧。巧者有为以伤神。
又曰:覆载天地,刻雕众形而不为巧,此之谓天乐。忘乐而乐足矣。
又曰:以瓦注者巧,以钩注者惮,以黄金注者昏。所要愈重,则其心愈棼也。
又曰:郢人垩,垩,白土。漫其鼻端,若蝇翼,使匠石斫之。匠石运斤成风而斫之,尽垩而鼻不伤,郢人立而不失容。宋元君闻之,召匠石曰:“尝试为寡人为之。”匠石曰:“臣则尝能斫之,虽然,臣之质死久矣。”

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