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孝经

開宗明義章 第一

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仲尼居,曾子侍。子曰:「先王有至德要道,以顺天下,民用和睦,上下无怨,汝知之乎?」曾子避席,曰:「参不敏,何足以知之?」子曰:「夫孝,德之本也,教之所由生也。复坐,吾语汝。身体发肤,受之父母,不敢毁伤,孝之始也;立身行道,扬名于后世,以显父母,孝之终也。夫孝,始于事亲,中于事君,终于立身。《大雅》云:『无念尔祖,聿修厥德。』」

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