履虎尾，不咥人，亨。
上天下泽，履；君子以辩上下，定民志。
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履卦象征「履行、行走、礼节」。卦辞「履虎尾，不咥人，亨」——走在老虎尾巴后头都没被咬，是因为行得稳、走得敬。…
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履，柔履刚也。说而应乎乾，是以履虎尾，不咥人，亨。刚中正，履帝位而不疚，光明也。
上九：视履考祥，其旋元吉。
元吉在上，大有庆也。
九五：夬履，贞厉。
夬履贞厉，位正当也。
九四：履虎尾，愬愬，终吉。
愬愬终吉，志行也。
六三：眇能视，跛能履，履虎尾，咥人凶。武人为于大君。
眇能视，不足以有明也；跛能履，不足以与行也；咥人之凶，位不当也；武人为于大君，志刚也。
九二：履道坦坦，幽人贞吉。
幽人贞吉，中不自乱也。
初九：素履，往无咎。
素履之往，独行愿也。
履，有所蹑而进之意也。
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View original source《履卦》之义，以六三为主。
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View original source凡彖者，言乎一卦之所以为主也；成卦之体，在六三也。
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View original source履，人所履之道也。天在上而泽处下，以柔履藉于刚，上下各得其义，事之至顺，理之至当也。
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