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滴天髓

剛柔論

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刚柔不一也,不可制者,引其性情而已矣。 刚柔相济,不必言也,若夫刚者济之以柔,而不得其情,反助其刚矣,譬之武人而得士卒,则成杀伐,如庚辛生于七月,遇丁火而激其威,遇乙木而助其暴,遇己土而成其志,遇癸水而益其锐,不如以柔之刚者济之可也。壬水是也,盖壬水有正性,能引通庚之情故也,若以刚者激之,其祸可胜言哉!柔者济之以刚,而不得其情,反其柔矣,譬之妇人而遇恩威,则成淫贱,如乙木生于八月,遇甲丙壬而喜则舒情,遇戊寅庚而畏则失身,不如以刚之柔者济之可也,丁火是也,盖丁火有正性,能定乙木之情故也,若以柔之柔者合之,其弊何所底乎,余倣此。

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