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孟子:Mencius, 萬章上 7

孟子《孟子》· 萬章上·7 · Cognition · Decision · Philosophy · Leadership

萬章問曰:「人有言『伊尹以割烹要湯』,有諸?」 孟子曰:「否,不然。伊尹耕於有莘之野,而樂堯舜之道焉。非其義也,非其道也,祿之以天下弗顧也,繫馬千駟弗視也。非其義也,非其道也,一介不以與人,一介不以取諸人。湯使人以幣聘之。囂囂然曰:『我何以湯之聘幣為哉?我豈若處畎畝之中,由是以樂堯舜之道哉?』湯三使往聘之。既而幡然改曰:『與我處畎畝之中,由是以樂堯舜之道,吾豈若使是君為堯舜之君哉?吾豈若使是民為堯舜之民哉?吾豈若於吾身親見之哉?天之生此民也,使先知覺後知,使先覺覺後覺也。予,天民之先覺者也。予將以斯道覺斯民也,非予覺之而誰也?』思天下之民匹夫匹婦有不被堯舜之澤者,若己推而內之溝中。其自任以天下之重如此,故就湯而說之以伐夏救民。吾未聞枉己而正人者也,況辱己以正天下者乎?聖人之行不同也,或遠或近,或去或不去,歸潔其身而已矣。吾聞其以堯舜之道要湯,未聞以割烹也。《伊訓》曰:『天誅造攻自牧宮,朕載自亳。』」

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