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《祭统》

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1 祭统:
凡治人之道,莫急于礼,礼有五经,莫重于祭,礼有五经,谓吉凶宾军嘉也。莫重于祭,谓以吉礼为首也。夫祭者,非物自外至也。自中出,生于心也。心怵而奉之以礼,是故唯贤者能尽祭之义。

2 祭统:
是故君子之教也。外则教之以尊其君长,内则教之以孝于其亲,是故君子之事君也。必身行之,所不安于上,则不以使下,所恶于下,则不以事上,非诸人,行诸己,非教之道也。必身行之,言恕己乃行之。是故君子之教也。必由其本,顺之至也。祭其是与。故曰:祭者,教之本也已,教由孝顺生。祭而不敬,何以为也。

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