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孟子曰：“养心莫善于寡欲。其为人也
寡欲，虽有不存焉者，寡矣；其为人也多欲，
虽有存焉者，寡矣。”
Mencius said, “To nourish the mind there is
nothing better than to make the desires few. Here
is a man whose desires are few: —in some things
he may not be able to keep his heart, but they will
be few. Here is a man whose desires are many: —
in some things he may be able to keep his heart, but
they will be few.”
【译文】孟子说：“修养心性的最好方法是减
少欲望。一个人如果欲望很少，善性即使有
所丧失，那也是很少的；一个人如果欲望很多，
善性即使有所存留，那也是很少的。”
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