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道经·第二十六章

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zhòng wèi qīng gēn jìng wèi zào jūn

重为轻根,静为躁君。

shì yǐ jūn zǐ zhōng rì xíng bù lí zī zhòng suī yǒu róng guān yàn chǔ chāo rán nài hé wàn shèng zhī zhǔ ér yǐ shēn qīng tiān xià

是以君子终日行不离辎重,虽有荣观,燕处超然,奈何万乘之主,而以身轻天下?

qīng zé shī gēn zào zé shī jūn

轻则失根,躁则失君。

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