謙豫

謙豫

謙輕而豫怠也。謙者,虛其所有也,止于內而順于外,絶不用剛也。然止剛而用柔,易于謙之太過,自輕而不知自重,有傷于剛。尤必貴首順中知止,止于其所,謙于外而不輕慢于內也。豫者,樂其所有也,順于內而動于外,順行其剛也。然陰順而陽動,易于豫之太過懈怠而不知防閙,有傷于柔。尤必貴乎動中用順,順守其正,豫于外而不懈怠于內也。不輕則爲眞謙,不怠則能長豫。不輕不怠,謙以致豫,豫而能謙,動之止之,无往不順矣。噬嗑噬嗑,食也。霙,无色也。噬嗑者,口食物而必合也。動而必明,不使有一行違背乎理,如食物口合齒動,動必有時也。賁者,妝飾也。以明運止,不使有一時昏迷其性,如无色妝飾文采,質必以文也。動而不出于明,動而不妄。明而不岀于止,明而有養。動必本明,動卽明也。止出于明,止亦明也。動止皆明,自明明德,而止于至善,其明无處不在矣。

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