Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

過猶不及。

- 孔子

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

巧言令色 鮮矣仁。

- 孔子

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

人無遠慮, 必有近憂。

- 孔子

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

唯上知與下愚不移。

- 孔子

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

不知爲不知,是知也。

- 孔子

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Knowledge, Confucius

知之爲知之 不知爲不知 是知也。

- 孔子

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

- Confucius (551BC–479BC)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Zhuangzi

吾生也有涯，而知也无涯。

- 莊子 養生主

There is a limit to our life, but to knowledge there is no limit.

- Zhuangzi (莊子), Nourishing the Lord of Life (養生主)

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Knowledge·Wisdom, English Proverb

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

- English Proverb

Knowledge·Wisdom, Lord Chesterfield

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

- Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius, the Analects of Confucius

我非生而知之者 好古 敏以求之者也。

- 孔子, 論語 述而 第七

I was not born with my knowledge, but acquired it with my passion for ancient cultures, with my astuteness and the hard work I put in.

- Confucius, the Analects of Confucius: Shu Er

Knowledge·Wisdom, Anonymous

Know her mind and you can have her body, know her heart and you have her soul.

- Anonymous

Better to understand a little than ... (Anonymous)

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

- Anonymous