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《道德經 - Dao De Jing》
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[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)] English translation: James Legge ^[?]

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[Also known as: 《老子》, "Tao Te Ching", "Laozi"]

73 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show photographic representation Show commentary	道德經:	勇於敢則殺，勇於不敢則活。此兩者，或利或害。天之所惡，孰知其故？是以聖人猶難之。天之道，不爭而善勝，不言而善應，不召而自來，繟然而善謀。天網恢恢，踈而不失。
	Dao De Jing:	(Allowing men to take their course) He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong, in defiance of the laws) is put to death; he whose boldness appears in his not daring (to do so) lives on. Of these two cases the one appears to be advantageous, and the other to be injurious. But When Heaven's anger smites a man, Who the cause shall truly scan? On this account the sage feels a difficulty (as to what to do in the former case). It is the way of Heaven not to strive, and yet it skilfully overcomes; not to speak, and yet it is skilful in (obtaining a reply); does not call, and yet men come to it of themselves. Its demonstrations are quiet, and yet its plans are skilful and effective. The meshes of the net of Heaven are large; far apart, but letting nothing escape.

《史記 - Shiji》
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[Western Han] 109 BC-91 BC Sima Qian

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[Also known as: "Records of the Grand Historian"]

《列傳》
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《貨殖列傳》

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貨殖列傳:

夫山西饒材、竹、穀、纑、旄、玉石；山東多魚、鹽、漆、絲、聲色；江南出枏、梓、薑、桂、金、錫、連、丹沙、犀、瑁、珠璣、齒革；龍門、碣石北多馬、牛、羊、旃裘、筋角；銅、鐵則千里往往山出棋置：此其大較也。皆中國人民所喜好謠俗被服飲食奉生送死之具也。故待農而食之，虞而出之，工而成之，商而通之。此寧有政教發徵期會哉？人各任其能，竭其力，以得所欲。故物賤之徵貴，貴之徵賤，各勸其業，樂其事，若水之趨下，日夜無休時，不召而自來，不求而民出之。豈非道之所符，而自然之驗邪？