作者:
国学少长集
发布时间:
2024
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孟子见梁惠王[1]。王曰:“叟[2]不远千里而来,亦将有以利吾国乎?”孟子对曰:“王何必曰利?亦[3]有仁义而已矣。王曰:‘何以利吾国?’大夫曰:‘何以利吾家?’士庶人曰:‘何以利吾身?’上下交征[4]利而国危矣。万乘[5]之国弑[6]其君者,必千乘之家;千乘之国弑其君者,必百乘之家。万取千焉,千取百焉,不为不多矣。苟[7]为后义而先利,不夺不餍[8]。未有仁而遗[9]其亲者也,未有义而后其君者也。王亦曰仁义而已矣,何必曰利?”Mencius went to see king Hui of Liang. The king said, “Venerable sir, since you have not counted it far to come here, a distance of a thousand li, may I presume that you are provided with counsels to profit my kingdom?Mencius replied, “Why must Your Majesty use that word ‘profit?’ What I am provided with, are counsels to benevolence and righteousness, and these are my only topics. If Your Majesty say, ‘What is to be done to profit my kingdom?’ the great officers will say, ‘What is to be done to profit our families?’ and the inferior officers and the common people will say, ‘Wha...