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大成若缺章第四十五

大成若缺章第四十五

大成若缺章第四十五

大成若缺,其用不敝。大盈若冲,其用不窮。直若屈,大巧若拙,大辯若訥。躁勝寒,靜勝熱,清靜爲天下正。

有成則有缺,大成者常若缺,則其用不敝矣。有盈則有虚,大盈者常若虚,則其用不窮矣。前章曰窪則盈、敝則新即此意。大直則常若屈然,枉則直也。曲則全也。大巧者常若拙然,不自矜也。太辯者常若訥然,不容言也。躁之勝者,其極必寒。靜之勝者,其極必熱。躁靜只是陰陽字,言陰陽之氣滯於一偏,皆能爲病。惟道之清靜,不有不無,不動不靜,所以爲天下之正,猶曰爲天下之式也。

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