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"The Sage has no constant heart [mind]. He takes the people's heart as his heart.* Good men, I treat well. Bad men, I also treat well.** Therein I attain goodness.*3* Honest men, I trust. Dishonest men, I also trust. Therein I attain trust. The Sage in his position in the world, Yieldingly harmonizes the people's heart with simplicity. The people all strain their ears and eyes.*4* And the Sage regards them all as infants.*5*"