CHINESE ORIGINAL
圣人无常心，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，为天下浑其心，百姓皆注其耳目，圣人皆孩之。
ENGLISH · JAMES LEGGE, 1891
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.
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