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法家 - Legalism

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韓非子 - Hanfeizi

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)]
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[Also known as: 《韓非》, 《韓子》]

守道

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3 守道:
人主離法失人,則危於伯夷不妄取,而不免於田成、盜跖之耳可也。今天下無一伯夷,而姦人不絕世,故立法度量。度量信則伯夷不失是,而盜跖不得非。法分明則賢不得奪不肖,強不得侵弱,眾不得暴寡。託天下於堯之法,則貞士不失分,姦人不幸。寄千金於羿之矢,則伯夷不得亡,而盜跖不敢取。堯明於不失姦,故天下無邪;羿巧於不失發,故千金不亡。邪人不壽而盜跖止,如此,故圖不載宰予,不舉六卿;書不著子胥,不明夫差。孫、吳之略廢,盜跖之心伏。人主甘服於玉堂之中,而無瞋目切齒傾取之患。人臣垂拱於金城之內,而無扼捥聚脣嗟唶之禍。服虎而不以柙,禁姦而不以法,塞偽而不以符,此賁、育之所患,堯、舜之所難也。故設柙非所以備鼠也,所以使怯弱能服虎也;立法非所以備曾、史也,所以使庸主能止盜跖也;為符非所以豫尾生也,所以使眾人不相謾也。不獨恃比干之死節,不幸亂臣之無詐也,恃怯之所能服,握庸主之所易守。當今之世,為人主忠計,為天下結德者,利莫長於此。故君人者無亡國之圖,而忠臣無失身之畫。明於尊位必賞,故能使人盡力於權衡,死節於官職。通賁、育之情,不以死易生;惑於盜跖之貪,不以財易身;則守國之道畢備矣。

難四

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8 難四:
或曰:公子圉之言也不亦反乎!昭公之及於難者,報惡晚也。然則高伯之晚於死者,報惡甚也。明君不懸怒,懸怒則臣罪輕舉以行計,則人主危。故靈臺之飲,衛侯怒而不誅,故褚師作難;食黿之羹,鄭君怒而不誅,故子公殺君。君子之舉知所惡,非甚之也,曰知之若是其明也,而不行誅焉,以及於死,故知所惡,以見其無權也。人君非獨不足於見難而已,或不足於斷制。今昭公見惡稽罪而不誅,使渠彌含憎懼死以幸,故不免於殺,是昭公之報惡不甚也。

八經

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5 八經:
三、知臣主之異利者王,以為同者劫,與共事者殺。故明主審公私之分,審利害之地,姦乃無所乘。亂之所生六也:主母,后姬,子姓,弟兄,大臣,顯賢。任吏責臣,主母不放。禮施異等,后姬不疑。分勢不貳,庶適不爭。權籍不失,兄弟不侵。下不一門,大臣不擁。禁賞必行,顯賢不亂。臣有二因,謂外內也。外曰畏,內曰愛。所畏之求得,所愛之言聽,此亂臣之所因也。外國之置諸吏者,結誅親暱重帑,則外不籍矣。爵祿循功,請者俱罪,則內不因矣。外不籍,內不因,則姦宄塞矣。官襲節而進,以至大任,智也。其位至而任大者,以三節持之,曰質、曰鎮、曰固。親戚妻子,質也。爵祿厚而必,鎮也。參伍貴帑,固也。賢者止於質,貪饕化於鎮,姦邪窮於固。忍不制則下上,小不除則大誅,而名實當則徑之。生害事,死傷名,則行飲食;不然,而與其讎;此謂除陰姦也。醫曰詭,詭曰易。易功而賞,見罪而罰,而詭乃止。是非不泄,說諫不通,而易乃不用。父兄賢良播出曰遊禍,其患鄰敵多資。僇辱之人近習曰狎賊,其患發忿疑辱之心生。藏怒持罪而不發曰增亂,其患幸妄舉之人起。大臣兩重、提衡而不踦曰卷禍,其患家隆劫殺之難作。脫易不自神曰彈威,其患賊夫酖毒之亂起。此五患者,人主之不知,則有劫殺之事。廢置之事,生於內則治,生於外則亂。是以明主以功論之內,而以利資之外,故其國治而敵亂。即亂之道,臣憎則起外若眩,臣愛則起內若藥。

五蠹

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11 五蠹:
今則不然,士民縱恣於內,言談者為勢於外,外內稱惡以待強敵,不亦殆乎!故群臣之言外事者,非有分於從衡之黨,則有仇讎之忠,而借力於國也。從者,合眾弱以攻一強也;而衡者,事一強以攻眾弱也;皆非所以持國也。今人臣之言衡者皆曰:「不事大則遇敵受禍矣。」事大未必有實,則舉圖而委,效璽而請兵矣。獻圖則地削,效璽則名卑,地削則國削,名卑則政亂矣。事大為衡未見其利也,而亡地亂政矣。人臣之言從者皆曰:「不救小而伐大則失天下,失天下則國危,國危而主卑。」救小未必有實,則起兵而敵大矣。救小未必能存,而交大未必不有疏,有疏則為強國制矣。出兵則軍敗,退守則城拔,救小為從未見其利,而亡地敗軍矣。是故事強則以外權士官於內,救小則以內重求利於外,國利未立,封土厚祿至矣;主上雖卑,人臣尊矣;國地雖削,私家富矣。事成則以權長重,事敗則以富退處。人主之於其聽說也,於其臣,事未成則爵祿已尊矣;事敗而弗誅,則游說之士,孰不為用矰繳之說而倖其後?故破國亡主以聽言談者之浮說,此其故何也?是人君不明乎公私之利,不察當否之言,而誅罰不必其後也。皆曰「外事大可以王,小可以安。」夫王者,能攻人者也;而安,則不可攻也。強,則能攻人者也;治,則不可攻也。治強不可責於外,內政之有也。今不行法術於內,而事智於外,則不至於治強矣。鄙諺曰:「長袖善舞,多錢善賈。」此言多資之易為工也。故治強易為謀,弱亂難為計。故用於秦者十變而謀希失,用於燕者一變而計希得,非用於秦者必智,用於燕者必愚也,蓋治亂之資異也。故周去秦為從,期年而舉;衛離魏為衡,半歲而亡。是周滅於從,衛亡於衡也。使周、衛緩其從衡之計,而嚴其境內之治,明其法禁,必其賞罰,盡其地力以多其積,致其民死以堅其城守,天下得其地則其利少,攻其國則其傷大,萬乘之國、莫敢自頓於堅城之下,而使強敵裁其弊也,此必不亡之術也。舍必不亡之術而道必滅之事,治國者之過也。智困於內而政亂於外,則亡不可振也。

商君書 - Shang Jun Shu

[Warring States (475 BC - 221 BC)]
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算地 - Calculation of Land

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11 算地:
夫刑者所以禁邪也;而賞者,所以助禁也。羞辱勞苦者,民之所惡也;顯榮佚樂者,民之所務也。故其國刑不可惡而爵祿不足務也,此亡國之兆也。刑人復漏,則小人辟淫而不苦刑,則倖於民上。倖於民上以利求,顯榮之門不一,則君子事勢以成名。小人不避其禁,故刑煩;君子不設其令,則罰行。刑煩而罰行者,國多姦;國多姦則富者不能守其財,而貧者不能事其業,田荒而國貧。
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Now the idea of punishments is to restrain depravity, and the idea of rewards is to support the interdicts. Shame and disgrace, labour and hardship are what the people dislike; fame and glory, ease and joy are what the people pay attention to. So, if the penalties of the country are such that they do not cause dislike, and the titles and emoluments are not worth attention, it is an omen of the ruin of the country. If culprits often escape through the meshes, inferior people will be depraved and dissolute and will not think of the punishments as deterrents, and thus they will be applied to the people in a haphazard manner. That being so, and the way to fame and glory by means of gain not being one, then superior men will apply power to obtain a name and inferior people will not avoid what is prohibited. Therefore, the punishments will be numerous. If the superior man does not set up his commands clearly, minor penalties will be applied. If punishments are numerous and minor penalties are applied, the country will have many criminals. Then the rich will not be able to keep their wealth, nor the poor to apply themselves to their occupations; the fields will lie fallow and the state will be poor.

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