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卷五百八十五

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劉向古稱博極群書,然其錄《列子》,獨曰鄭穆公時人。穆公孔子前幾百歲,《列子》書言鄭國,皆云子產鄧析,不知何以言之如此?《史記》:鄭鹿二十四年,楚悼王四年,圍鄭,鄭殺其相駟子陽。子陽正與列子同時。是歲,周安王四年,秦惠公、韓烈侯、趙武侯二年,魏文侯二十七年,燕鴯五年,齊康公七年,宋悼公六年,魯穆公十年。不知向言魯穆公時逐誤為鄭耶?不然,何乖錯至如是?其後張湛徒知怪《列子》書言穆公後事,亦不能推知其時。然其書亦多遭增竄,非其實。要之,莊周為放依其辭,其稱夏棘、徂公、紀水省子、季威等,皆出《列子》,不可盡紀。雖不概於孔子道,然其虛泊寥闊,居亂世,遠於利,禍不得逮於身,而其心不窮。《易》之「遁世無悶」者,其近是歟?予故取焉。其文辭類《莊子》而尤質厚,少為作,好文者可廢耶?其《楊朱》《力命》疑其楊子書。其言魏牟、孔穿皆出列子後,不可信。然觀其辭,亦足通知古之多異術也,讀焉者慎取之而已矣。
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元冀好讀古書,然甚賢《鬼谷子》,為其《指要》幾千言。《鬼谷子》要為無取,漢時劉向班固錄書,無《鬼谷子》。《鬼谷子》後出,而險峭薄,恐其妄言亂世,難信,學者直其不道。而世之言縱橫者,時葆其書。尤者,晚乃益出七術,怪謬異甚,不可考校,其言益奇,而道益愜,使人狙狂失守,而易於陷墜。幸矣,人之葆之者少。今元子又大之以《指要》,嗚呼,其為好術也過矣!
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司馬遷讀《曼子春秋》,高之,而莫知其所以為書。或曰:晏子為之,而人接焉;或曰:晏子之後為之,皆非也。吾疑其墨子之徒有齊人者為之。墨好儉,晏子以儉名於世,故墨子之徒尊著其事,以增高為己術者。且其旨多尚同、兼愛、非樂、節用、非厚葬久喪者,是皆出《墨子》。又非孔子,好言鬼事、非儒、明鬼,又出《墨子》。其言問棗及古冶子等尤怪誕,又往往言墨子聞其道而稱之,此甚顯白者。自劉向、歆,班彪父子皆錄之儒家中。甚矣,數子之不詳也!蓋非齊人不能具其事,非墨子之徒則其言不若是。後之錄諸子書者,宜列之墨家。非晏子為墨也,為是書者墨之道也。
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太史公為《莊周列傳》,稱其為書,《畏累》《亢桑子》皆空言無事實。今世有《亢桑子》書,其首篇出《莊子》,而益以庸言。蓋周所云者尚不能有事實,又況取其語而益之者,其為空言尤也。劉向班固錄書無《亢倉子》,而今之為術者,乃始為之傳注,以教於世,不亦惑乎!

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