Book 2, Chapter 49

Trust and Power

People :

Author : Laozi (Lao-Tzu)

Translator : Ursula K. Le Guin

Text :

The wise have no mind of their own,
finding it in the minds
of ordinary people.

They’re good to good people
and they’re good to bad people.
Power is goodness.
They trust people of good faith
and they trust people of bad faith.
Power is trust.

They mingle their life with the world,
they mix their mind up with the world.
Ordinary people look after them.[33]
Wise souls are children.[34]

From : TheAnarchistLibrary.org.

Chronology :

November 06, 2021 : Book 2, Chapter 49 -- Added.

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