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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 9, 論菑第五十四, Entry 2

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷9·論菑第五十四 · Investing · Health · Leadership · Character

文學曰:「始江都相董生推言陰陽,四時相繼,父生之,子養之,母成之,子藏之。故春生,仁;夏長,德;秋成,義;冬藏,禮。此四時之序,聖人之所則也。刑不可任以成化,故廣德教。言遠必考之邇,故內恕以行,是以刑罰若加於己,勤勞若施於身。又安能忍殺其赤子,以事無用,罷弊所恃,而達瀛海乎?蓋越人美蠃蚌而簡太牢,鄙夫樂咋唶而怪韶濩。故不知味者,以芬香為臭,不知道者,以美言為亂耳。人無夭壽,各以其好惡為命。羿、敖以巧力不得其死,智伯以貪狠亡其身。天菑之證,禎祥之應,猶施與之望報,各以其類及。故好行善者,天助以福,符瑞是也。易曰:『自天佑之,吉無不利。』好行惡者,天報以禍,妖菑是也。春秋曰:『應是而有天菑。』周文、武尊賢受諫,敬戒不殆,純德上休,神只相況。詩云:『降福穰穰,降福簡簡。』日者陽,陽道明;月者陰,陰道冥;君尊臣卑之義。故陽光盛於上,眾陰之類消於下;月望於天,蚌蛤盛於淵。故臣不臣,則陰陽不調,日月有變;政教不均,則水旱不時,螟螣生。此災異之應也。四時代敘,而人則其功,星列於天,而人象其行。常星猶公卿也,眾星猶萬民也。列星正則眾星齊,常星亂則眾星墜矣。」

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