儒家的“君者,舟也;庶人者,水也。水则栽舟,水则覆舟,君以此思危,则危将焉而不至矣”(见《荀子·哀公》篇)是很有名的。明君如唐太宗讲过,而以“治国平天下”为己任的历代儒者,更是常讲的。即便是现在,也时常有人在讲。这话的意思很明白:君王自比为舟;而庶人,亦即百姓则比之为水。现在想来,这个“以舟喻君,以水比民”的话是很有一点诗意的。首先是“舟”与“水”虽有关联,但完全是两个不同的世界,舟是永远浮于水之上的,而水除了浮托着舟,是永远也不能进舟的——进了也要抽它 Confucianism, “the king, the boat also; common people, water also .Water is planted boat, the water is submerged boat, the king think this danger, then the danger will not carry on” (see “Xunzi sad” Articles) is very famous. Ming Jun as Emperor Taizong talked about, but to “rule the country and the world,” as the responsibility of the previous generation of Confucianism, is more often talked about. Even now, people are often speaking. The meaning of these words is clear: the king is better than the boat; and the common people, that is, the people are more like water. Now want to come, this “to Zhou Yujun, to water than the people,” then the words are a little poetic. The first is that although the “boat” and the “water” are related, they are completely different worlds. The boat is always floating above the water. In addition to floating the boat, the water can never enter the boat - I have to pumped it too