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管仲(舊題):Guanzi, 第16篇法法, Entry 9

管仲(舊題)《管子》· 第16篇法法 · Character · Leadership · Cognition · Health

政者,正也。正也者,所以正定萬物之命也。是故聖人精德立中以生正,明正以治國,故正者所以止過而逮不及也。過與不及也,皆非正也。非正,則傷國一也。故勇而不義,傷兵;仁而不法,傷正。故軍之敗也,生於不義;法之侵也,生於不正。故言有辯而非務者,行有難而非善者。故言必中務,不苟爲辯;行必思善,不苟爲難。規矩者,方圜之正也。雖有巧目利手,不如拙規矩之正方圜也。故巧者能生規矩,不能廢規矩而正方圜;雖聖人能生法,不能廢法而治國。故雖有明智高行,倍法而治,是廢規矩而正方圜也。

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