道德會元
右四十五章

右四十五章

右四十五章

上章知足不辱,故次之以大成若缺。德有餘而爲不足者壽,財有餘而爲不足者鄙。大成若缺,大盈若沖,至於若屈若拙若訥,皆德有餘而爲不足,用之無盡也,故爲天下正。○。頌曰:人情多聚散,世道有興衰。惟有眞常在,古今無改移。天下有道,情逐性。却走馬以糞,意馬閑,靈苗秀。天下無道,性逐情。戎馬生於郊。意馬狂,心地荒。罪莫大於可欲,取辱之由。禍莫大於不知足,陷身之端。咎莫大於欲得。殺身之本。故知足之足,常足。知足者貧亦樂。

End of chapter

Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji

63 / 104
p. 63
Loading…
Tap a character in the text and it is boxed on the scan; tap a box on the scan to locate it in the text.