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大哉圣人之道!洋洋[1]乎!发育万物,
峻 极 于 天。 优 优[2] 大 哉! 礼 仪 三 百, 威 仪
三千。待其人而后行。故曰苟不至德,至道
不凝[3]焉。故君子尊德性而道问学,致广大
而尽精微,极高明而道中庸。温故而知新,
敦厚以崇礼。是故居上不骄,为下不倍[4]。
国有道,其言足以兴;国无道,其默足以容[5]。
《诗》曰:“既明且哲,以保其身[6]。”其
此之谓与?
How great is the path proper to the Sage!
Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes
all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-
complete is its greatness! It embraces the three
hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand
rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and
then it is trodden. Hence it is said, “Only by perfect
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