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物有美惡,施用有宜;美不常珍,惡不終棄。紫貂白狐,製以為裘,鬱若慶雲,皎如荊玉,此毳衣之美也;壓菅蒼蒯,編以蓑芒,葉微踈絫,黯若朽穰,此卉服之惡也。裘蓑雖異,被服寔同;美惡雖殊,適用則均。今處繡戶洞房,則蓑不如裘;被雪沐雨,則裘不及蓑。以此觀之,適才所施,隨時成務,各有宜也。伏臘合歡,必歌〈採菱〉,牽石拖舟,則歌噓𡁎。非無激楚之音,然而棄不用者,方引重抽力,不如噓𡁎之宜也。卞莊子之昇殷庭也,鳴佩趨蹌,溫色怡聲,及其摶虎,必攘袂鼓肘,瞋目震嘑。非不知溫顏下氣之美,然而不能及者,方格猛獸不如攘袂之宜也。安陵神童,通國之麗也,八音繁會,使以噭吹囋聲而人悅之,則不及瞽師侏儒之美。虵𠾑之珠,百代之傳寶,以之彈鵄,則不如泥丸之勁也。棠谿之劍,天下之銛也,用之穫穗曾不如鉤鎌之功也。此四者,美不常珍,惡不終廢,用各有宜也。昔野人棄子貢之辯,而悅馬圉之辭;越王退吹籟之音,而好鄙野之聲。非子貢不及馬圉,吹籟不若野聲,然而美不必合,惡而見珍者,物各有用也。水火金土土穀,六府異物,而皆有施;規、矩、權、衡、準、繩,六法殊形而各有任。故伊尹之興土功也,長脛者使之蹋鍾,強脊者使之負土,眇目者使之準繩,傴僂者使之塗地。因事施用,仍便效才,各盡其分而立功焉。商謌之士,雞鳴之客,才各有不施,不可棄也。若使甯子結客於孟常,則未免追軍之至,囚繫之辱也。若使雞鳴託於齊桓,必不能光輔於霸道,九合諸侯也。時須過關,莫若〈雞鳴〉;欲隆霸主,莫若商謌。商謌之雅,而〈雞鳴〉之鄙,雖美惡有殊,至於適理排難,其揆一也。楚之市偷,天下之大盜,而能卻齊軍,雖使孫吳用兵,彼必與之拒戰,未肯有望風而退也。晉之叔魚,一國之佞邪也,而能歸季孫,雖使甘蘇聘說,彼必與之較辯,不至恐懾而逃還也。大盜讒佞,民之殫害,無用之人也,苟有士術,猶能為國興利除害。矧乃明智鍊才,其為大益,豈可棄耶?〈關睢〉興於鳥而為《風》之首,美其𦿳而有別也;〈鹿鳴〉興於獸而為《雅》之端,嘉其得食而相呼也。以夫鳥獸之醜,苟有一善,詩人歌詠,以為美談,奚況人之有善而可棄乎?夫檉柏之斷也,大者為之棟梁,小者為之椽桁,直者中繩,曲者中鉤,隨材所施,未有可棄者。是以君子善能拔士,故無棄人;良匠善能運釿,故無棄材。是以人物交泰,各盡其分而立功焉。《詩》云:「雖有絲麻,無棄管蒯;雖有姜姬,無棄憔悴。」此之謂也。

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