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天下柔弱第七十八

天下柔弱第七十八

天下柔弱第七十八

天下柔弱,莫過於水,而攻堅强者莫之能勝。無堅不剝,潰隄穿石,皆其驗也。其無以易之。弱勝强,柔勝剛,天下莫不知,莫能行。故聖人云:受國之垢,是爲社稷主;受國这不祥,是爲天下王。能受垢辱之事,方可爲一國之能;受不祥之實,方可爲天下之主。正言若反。此言確欽二不可口勿乃正道也。然驟聞之,若反背者,此在知道者自審之。

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