崔瞿子

崔瞿子

崔瞿者,周之賢大夫也。問於老子曰:不治天下,安藏人心。老子曰:女愼無攖人心,人心排下而進上,上下囚殺,其熱焦火,其寒凝冰,其疾俯仰之。間而再撫四海之外,其居也淵而靜,其動也縣而天。僨驕而不可繫者,其唯人心乎。昔者黃帝始以仁義攖人心,施及三王而天下大駭矣。於是乎,喜怒相疑,愚知相欺,善不相非,誕信相譏,而天下衰矣。大德不同,而性命爛漫矣。天下好知,而百姓求竭矣。於是乎,釿鋸制焉,䋲墨殺焉,椎鑿決焉,天下脊脊大亂,罪在攖人心。蓋老子憤德下衰,因崔瞿之問而警世云。

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