道德經論兵要義述
天下柔弱章第七十八

天下柔弱章第七十八

天下柔弱章第七十八

臣眞述曰:此一章又特引水柔弱能攻堅强者也。嘗試論之曰:且夫五行之用,土能制水,原其至極,土在水中,鑽石流金,無所不剋,萬川朝海,四海宗天,孰云剛强而有勝此,故曰其無以易之。是以道君深嘆天下之人不能知此之妙用,勤而行之,故曰莫能知,莫能行。復引聖人之言,受國之垢,與其不祥,此所謂百姓有過,在余一人,萬方有罪,罪在朕躬,王者之心誠兼此義言之,有似反倒,故曰正言若反。

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