《道德经》第二十章
唯之与阿，相去几何。之与恶，相去若何。
人之所畏，不可不畏。
荒兮，其未央哉。众人熙熙，如享太牢，如春登台。
我独泊兮，其未兆﹔沌沌兮，如婴儿之未孩﹔儽儽兮，若无所归。
众人皆有余，而我独若遗。我愚人之心也哉。
俗人昭昭，我独昏昏。俗人察察，我独闷闷。
众人皆有以，而我独顽且鄙。我独异于人，而贵食母。
《Tao-Te Ching》Chapter 20
When we renounce learning we have no troubles. The（ready）‘yes，’and（flattering）‘yea；’——Small is the difference they display. But mark their issues，good and ill；——What space the gulf between shall fill？
What all men fear is indeed to be feared；but how wide and without end is the range of questions（asking to be discussed）！
The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased；as if enjoying a full banquet，as if mounted on a tower in spring. I alone seem listless and still，my desires having as yet given no indication of their presence. I am like an infant which has not yet smiled. I look dejected and forlorn，as if I had no home to go to. The multitude of men all have enough and to spare. I alone seem to have lost everything. My mind is that of a stupid man；I am in a state of chaos.
Ordinary men look bright and intelligent，while I alone seem to be benighted. They look full of discrimination，while I alone am dull and confused. I seem to be carried about as on the sea，drifting as if I had nowhere to rest. All men have their spheres of action，while I alone seem dull and incapable，like a rude borderer.（Thus）I alone am different from other men，but I value the nursing-mother（the Tao）。
【易解】
抛弃显学成见等路况知识，可以无忧在途。
那些去应诺附从的与那些去呵斥抗拮的，能有多大差别？那些在欣赏喜慰的与那些在嫌恶厌弃的，又相差多少？他人所畏避的，难道就非畏避不可吗？这种盲从风气久远以来到处蔓延，什么时候都没完没了！
人们真是喧闹喜乐、风光满面，就像享用着盛宴的美食，就像春日里奔赴高台。唯独我淡淡漠漠的，找不出任何随潮同流的迹象，就像婴儿还不懂得言笑作态，娴静而慵懒，因不附从于任何潮流而显得无所归属。
人们似乎都有充足的装备，而我却显得什么也不足。我真是愚人的心肠呵，混混沌沌的。人们似乎精明而睿智，而我却显得糊里糊涂。人们勤紧而利索，而我却在无可无不可地闲散游荡。摇曳灵活呵，就像大海一样；飘忽散漫呵，无拘无束。人们似乎都有足堪仗恃的本领，而我却总是不轻易出离混沌无名，就像不堪成器的鄙朴一样。我将继续我的特立独行，我崇尚求得于道。
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