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23 德經:
我有三寶,持而保之,老子言,我有三寶,抱持而保倚之。一曰慈,愛百姓若赤子。二曰儉,賦斂若取之於己。三曰不敢為天下先,執謙退,不為唱也。慈,故能勇,以慈仁,故能勇於忠孝。儉,故能廣,身能節儉,故民日用寬廣也。不敢為天下先,故能成器長,成器長,謂得道人也。我能為道人之長也。今舍慈且勇,今世人舍慈仁,但為勇武。舍儉且廣,舍其儉約,但為奢泰。舍後且先,舍其後己,但為人先。死矣。所行如此,動入死道。夫慈,以戰則勝,以守則固,夫慈仁者,百姓親附,故戰則勝敵,以守衛則堅固也。用兵有言,陳用兵之道,老子疾時用兵,故托己設其義也。吾不敢為主,主,先也。不敢先舉兵也。而為客,客者,和而不唱,用兵當承天而後動也。不敢進寸而退尺,侵人境界,利人財寶為進,閉門守城為退也。禍莫大於輕敵,夫禍亂之害,莫大於欺輕敵家,侵取不休,輕戰貪財也。輕敵幾喪吾寶,幾,近也。寶,身也。欺輕敵家,近喪身也。故抗兵相加,哀者勝矣。哀者慈仁士卒,不遠於死也。

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