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孟子

梁惠王上 第二章

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孟子见梁惠王。王立于沼上,顾鸿雁麋鹿,曰:“贤者亦乐此乎?”孟子对曰:“贤者而后乐此;不贤者虽有此,不乐也。诗云:‘经始灵台,经之营之。庶民攻之,不日成之。经始勿亟,庶民子来。王在灵囿,麀鹿攸伏。麀鹿濯濯,白鸟鹤鹤。王在灵沼,于牣鱼跃。’文王以民力为台为沼,而民欢乐之,谓其台曰灵台,谓其沼曰灵沼,乐其有麋鹿鱼鳖。古之人与民偕乐,故能乐也。《汤誓》曰:‘时日害丧,予及女皆亡。’民欲与之偕亡,虽有台池鸟兽,岂能独乐哉?”

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