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戰欲

戰欲

戰欲

食之欲也,思鹽梅之狀,則輒有所吐而不能禁;見盤餚之盛,則若有所吞而不能遏。飢思啖牛,渴思飲海。故慾之於人也如賊,人之於慾也如戰。當戰之際,錦繡珠玉不足爲富,冠冕旌旗不足爲貴,金石絲竹不聞其音,宫室臺謝不見其麗。况民腹常餧,民情常迫,而諭以仁義,其可信乎?講以刑故,其可畏乎?

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