Col49 - on the number of 49

[s~Z]

As the discussion of COL49 winds down, and we approach Mason &
Dixon anew, the Tao Te Ching, Paragraph 49, offers this nugget of
wisdom for the sagacious P-listers among and within us

49.  The People's Hearts

The Sage has no decided opinions and feelings,
But regards the people's opinions and feelings as his own.

The good ones I declare good;
The bad ones I also declare good.
   That is the goodness of Virtue.
The honest ones I believe;
The liars I also believe;
   That is the faith of Virtue.

The Sage dwells in the world peacefully, harmoniously.
The people of the world are brought into a community of heart,
And the Sage regards them all as his own children.