《道德经》第四十九章
圣人常无心，以百姓心为心。
善者，吾善之﹔不善者，吾亦善之﹔德善。信者，吾信之﹔不信者，吾亦信之﹔德信。
圣人在天下，歙歙焉，为天下浑其心，百姓皆注其耳目，圣人皆孩之。
《Tao-Te Ching》Chapter 49
The sage has no invariable mind of his own；he makes the mind of the people his mind.
To those who are good（to me），I am good；and to those who are not good（to me），I am also good；——and thus（all）get to be good. To those who are sincere（with me），I am sincere；and to those who are not sincere（with me），I am also sincere；——and thus（all）get to be sincere.
The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision，and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all. The people all keep their eyes and ears directed to him，and he deals with them all as his children.
【易解】
圣人没有恒常不变的思想主张，他以百姓的思想主张为思想主张。百姓的主张，合于自己的价值观的，予以善待；不合于自己的价值观的，也予以善待。这样就可以得到人们的共同善待。百姓的观点，自己认为正确的，予以信任；自己不认为是正确的，也予以信任。这样就可以获得人们的共同信任。圣人在天下，忍气吞声似的为了天下而使自己陷于糊涂。百姓们聪明而自觉，圣人则像慈母对待孩子一样对待他们。
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