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《貴德 - Valuing Virtue 》 | English translation: AI and Chinese Text Project users [?] | Library Resources |
| 1 | 貴德: | 聖人之於天下也。譬猶一堂之上也。今有滿堂飲酒者，有一人獨索然向隅而泣，則一堂之人皆不樂矣。聖人之於天下也。譬猶一堂之上也。有一人不得其所者，則孝子不敢以其物薦進也。 |
| The sage's relationship with the world is as follows: It is like a single hall. If there are people drinking wine in the entire hall, and one person alone sits dejectedly in a corner weeping, then all the people in the hall will be unhappy. The sage's relationship with the whole world is like this: It is as if it were a single hall. If there is one person who does not have his proper place, then filial sons dare not present their possessions to him. |
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