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离
娄
上
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孟子曰:“桀、纣之失天下也,失其民也;
失其民者,失其心也。得天下有道:得其民,
斯得天下矣;得其民有道:得其心,斯得民
矣;得其心有道:所欲与之聚之,所恶勿施尔
也[1]。民之归仁也,犹水之就下、兽之走圹[2]
也。故为渊驱鱼者,獭也;为丛驱爵[3]者,
鹯[4]也;为汤武驱民者,桀与纣也。今天下
之君有好仁者,则诸侯皆为之驱矣。虽欲无王,
不可得已。今之欲王者,犹七年之病求三年
之艾[5]也。苟为不畜,终身不得。苟不志于仁,
终身忧辱,以陷于死亡。《诗》云‘其何能淑,
载胥及溺’[6],此之谓也。”
Mencius said, “Jie and Zhou’s losing the
throne, arose from their losing the people, and to
lose the people means to lose their hearts. There is
a way to get the kingdom: —get the people, and the
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