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景公问廉政而长久晏子对以其行水也第四

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景公问廉政而长久晏子对以其行水也第四

景公问晏子曰:“廉政而长久,其行何也?”晏子对曰:“其行水也。美哉水乎清清,其浊不无雩途,其清无不洒除,是以长久也。”公曰:“廉政而速亡,其行何也?”对曰:“其行石也。坚哉石乎落落,视之则坚,循之则坚,内外皆坚,无以为久,是以速亡也。”

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