the grass must bend when the wind blows across it—the subjects will be docile if the ruler is benevolent ? 君子之德風(fēng)，小人之德草，草上之風(fēng)，必偃。(《論語(yǔ)·顏淵》) The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend,when the wind blows across it.