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孟子

离娄上 第二章

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孟子曰:“规矩,方员一作“圆”之至也。圣人,人伦之至也。欲为君,尽君道;欲为臣,尽臣道,二者皆法尧舜而已矣。不以舜之所以事尧事君,不敬其君者也;不以尧之所以治民治民,贼其民者也。孔子曰:‘道二,仁与不仁而已矣。’暴其民甚,则身弑国亡,不甚,则身危国削,名之曰‘幽’、‘厉’,虽孝子慈孙,百世不能改也。《诗》云:‘殷鉴不远,在夏后之世。’此之谓也。”

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