元亨利贞。
天行健，君子以自强不息。
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乾卦六爻全为阳，象征纯粹的刚健、生生不息的创造力。六爻自下而上呈现一条龙的成长曲线：潜藏 → 现身田间 → 终日警惕 → 跃于深渊 → 飞天显达 → 过亢必悔，这正是任何一件事从初生、试探、磨砺、突破、鼎盛到由盛转衰的完整节律。…
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大哉乾元！万物资始，乃统天。云行雨施，品物流形。大明终始，六位时成，时乘六龙以御天。乾道变化，各正性命，保合大和，乃利贞。首出庶物，万国咸宁。
上九：亢龙有悔。
亢龙有悔，盈不可久也。
九五：飞龙在天，利见大人。
飞龙在天，大人造也。
九四：或跃在渊，无咎。
或跃在渊，进无咎也。
九三：君子终日乾乾，夕惕若厉，无咎。
终日乾乾，反复道也。
九二：见龙在田，利见大人。
见龙在田，德施普也。
初九：潜龙勿用。
潜龙勿用，阳在下也。
元，大也；亨，通也；利，宜也；贞，正而固也。文王以为乾道大通而至正，故于筮得此卦而六爻皆不变者，言其占当得大通而必利在正固，然后可以保其终也。
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View original source乾，天也。天者乾之形体，乾者天之性情。乾，健也；健而无息之谓乾。
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View original source天也者，形之名也；健也者，用形者也。
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View original source「元、亨、利、贞」者，是乾之四德也。
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