《管子·君臣上》
如果人民有疑惑犹豫的心理，国君不能加以纠正，那末百姓对国君的隔阂疏远，就像明帖告示叫他们止步不前一样。
民有疑惑贰豫之心而上不能匡，则百姓之与间，犹揭表而令之止也。
If the people have doubts and hesitations, and the monarch fails to correct them, then the people's alienation from the monarch will be like a clear notice telling them to stop and not to move forward.