老子義疏
苐一明接物謙和以静攝躁

苐一明接物謙和以静攝躁

苐一明接物謙和以静攝躁

大國者下流,天下之郊。大國,即萬乘之邦。郊,郭外也。之,徃也。言大國虚容,譬扵江海。江海䖏衆流之下,故百川競注。大國用道謙柔,故萬邦歸徃,朝宗慕義,滿扵郊郭也。本亦作交字者,言大國行謙,故與小國交會也。天下之郊,牝常以静勝牡。天下之郊,牒前文以生後句也。牝,雌静也。牡,雄躁也。言大國以能令諸國欵附而交會者,常用謙和雌静,故能勝扵雄躁也。若用剛躁,則不能致也。是知治身治國,莫不以柔順為先也。

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