清代:刘开
问wèn说shuō--刘liú开kāi
君jūn子zi之zhī学xué必bì好hǎo问wèn。。问wèn与yǔ学xué,,相xiāng辅fǔ而ér行xíng者zhě也yě。。非fēi学xué无wú以yǐ致zhì疑yí,,非fēi问wèn无wú以yǐ广guǎng识shí;;好hǎo学xué而ér不bù勤qín问wèn,,非fēi真zhēn能néng好hǎo学xué者zhě也yě。。理lǐ明míng矣yǐ,,而ér或huò不bù达dá于yú事shì;;识shí其qí大dà矣yǐ,,而ér或huò不bù知zhī其qí细xì,,舍shě问wèn,,其qí奚xī决jué焉yān??
贤xián于yú己jǐ者zhě,,问wèn焉yān以yǐ破pò其qí疑yí,,所suǒ谓wèi就jiù有yǒu道dào而ér正zhèng也yě。。不bù如rú己jǐ者zhě,,问wèn焉yān以yǐ求qiú一yī得dé,,所suǒ谓wèi以yǐ能néng问wèn于yú不bù能néng,,以yǐ多duō问wèn于yú寡guǎ也yě。。等děng于yú己jǐ者zhě,,问wèn焉yān以yǐ资zī切qiè磋cuō,,所suǒ谓wèi交jiāo相xiāng问wèn难nán,,审shěn问wèn而ér明míng辨biàn之zhī也yě。。《《书shū》》不bù云yún乎hū??好hǎo问wèn则zé裕yù。。孟mèng子zi论lùn::求qiú放fàng心xīn,,而ér并bìng称chēng曰yuē学xué问wèn之zhī道dào,,学xué即jí继jì以yǐ问wèn也yě。。子zi思sī言yán尊zūn德dé性xìng,,而ér归guī于yú道dào问wèn学xué,,问wèn且qiě先xiān于yú学xué也yě。。
古gǔ之zhī人rén虚xū中zhōng乐lè善shàn,,不bù择zé事shì而ér问wèn焉yān,,不bù择zé人rén而ér问wèn焉yān,,取qǔ其qí有yǒu益yì于yú身shēn而ér已yǐ。。是shì故gù狂kuáng夫fū之zhī言yán,,圣shèng人rén择zé之zhī,,刍chú荛ráo之zhī微wēi,,先xiān民mín询xún之zhī,,舜shùn以yǐ天tiān子zi而ér询xún于yú匹pǐ夫fū,,以yǐ大dà知zhī而ér察chá及jí迩ěr言yán,,非fēi苟gǒu为wèi谦qiān,,诚chéng取qǔ善shàn之zhī弘hóng也yě。。三sān代dài而ér下xià,,有yǒu学xué而ér无wú问wèn,,朋péng友yǒu之zhī交jiāo,,至zhì于yú劝quàn善shàn规guī过guò足zú矣yǐ,,其qí以yǐ义yì理lǐ相xiāng咨zī访fǎng,,孜zī孜zī焉yān唯wéi进jìn修xiū是shì急jí,,未wèi之zhī多duō见jiàn也yě,,况kuàng流liú俗sú乎hū??
是shì己jǐ而ér非fēi人rén,,俗sú之zhī同tóng病bìng。。学xué有yǒu未wèi达dá,,强qiáng以yǐ为wèi知zhī;;理lǐ有yǒu未wèi安ān,,妄wàng以yǐ臆yì度dù。。如rú是shì,,则zé终zhōng身shēn几jǐ无wú可kě问wèn之zhī事shì。。贤xián于yú己jǐ者zhě,,忌jì之zhī而ér不bù愿yuàn问wèn焉yān;;不bù如rú己jǐ者zhě,,轻qīng之zhī而ér不bù屑xiè问wèn焉yān;;等děng于yú己jǐ者zhě,,狎xiáxxiiáá之zhī而ér不bù甘gān问wèn焉yān,,如rú是shì,,则zé天tiān下xià几jǐ无wú可kě问wèn之zhī人rén。。人rén不bù足zú服fú矣yǐ,,事shì无wú可kě疑yí矣yǐ,,此cǐ唯wéi师shī心xīn自zì用yòng耳ěr。。夫fū自zì用yòng,,其qí小xiǎo者zhě也yě;;自zì知zhī其qí陋lòu而ér谨jǐn护hù其qí失shī,,宁níng使shǐ学xué终zhōng不bù进jìn,,不bù欲yù虚xū以yǐ下xià人rén,,此cǐ为wèi害hài于yú心xīn术shù者zhě大dà,,而ér蹈dǎo之zhī者zhě常cháng十shí之zhī八bā九jiǔ。。
不bù然rán,,则zé所suǒ问wèn非fēi所suǒ学xué焉yān::询xún天tiān下xià之zhī异yì文wén鄙bǐ事shì以yǐ快kuài言yán论lùn;;甚shén且qiě心xīn之zhī所suǒ已yǐ明míng者zhě,,问wèn之zhī人rén以yǐ试shì其qí能néng,,事shì之zhī至zhì难nán解jiě者zhě,,问wèn之zhī人rén以yǐ穷qióng其qí短duǎn。。而ér非fēi是shì者zhě,,虽suī有yǒu切qiè于yú身shēn心xīn性xìng命mìng之zhī事shì,,可kě以yǐ收shōu取qǔ善shàn之zhī益yì,,求qiú一yī屈qū己jǐ焉yān而ér不bù可kě得dé也yě。。嗟jiē乎hū!!学xué之zhī所suǒ以yǐ不bù能néng几jǐ于yú古gǔ者zhě,,非fēi此cǐ之zhī由yóu乎hū??
且qiě夫fū不bù好hǎo问wèn者zhě,,由yóu心xīn不bù能néng虚xū也yě;;心xīn之zhī不bù虚xū,,由yóu好hǎo学xué之zhī不bù诚chéng也yě。。亦yì非fēi不bù潜qián心xīn专zhuān力lì之zhī敌dí,,其qí学xué非fēi古gǔ人rén之zhī学xué,,其qí好hǎo亦yì非fēi古gǔ人rén之zhī好hǎo也yě,,不bù能néng问wèn宜yí也yě。。
智zhì者zhě千qiān虑lǜ,,必bì有yǒu一yī失shī。。圣shèng人rén所suǒ不bù知zhī,,未wèi必bì不bù为wèi愚yú人rén之zhī所suǒ知zhī也yě;;愚yú人rén之zhī所suǒ能néng,,未wèi必bì非fēi圣shèng人rén之zhī所suǒ不bù能néng也yě。。理lǐ无wú专zhuān在zài,,而ér学xué无wú止zhǐ境jìng也yě,,然rán则zé问wèn可kě少shǎo耶yé??《《周zhōu礼lǐ》》,,外wài朝cháo以yǐ询xún万wàn民mín,,国guó之zhī政zhèng事shì尚shàng问wèn及jí庶shù人rén,,是shì故gù贵guì可kě以yǐ问wèn贱jiàn,,贤xián可kě以yǐ问wèn不bù肖xiào,,而ér老lǎo可kě以yǐ问wèn幼yòu,,唯wéi道dào之zhī所suǒ成chéng而ér已yǐ矣yǐ。。
孔kǒng文wén子zi不bù耻chǐ下xià问wèn,,夫fū子zi贤xián之zhī。。古gǔ人rén以yǐ问wèn为wèi美měi德dé,,而ér并bìng不bù见jiàn其qí有yǒu可kě耻chǐ也yě,,后hòu之zhī君jūn子zi反fǎn争zhēng以yǐ问wèn为wèi耻chǐ,,然rán则zé古gǔ人rén所suǒ深shēn耻chǐ者zhě,,后hòu世shì且qiě行xíng之zhī而ér不bù以yǐ为wèi耻chǐ者zhě多duō矣yǐ,,悲bēi夫fū!!
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