Confucius Quote on True Knowledge: When You Know a Thing, to Hold That You Know It

Confucius Quote: You, shall I teach you what knowledge is? 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.

You, shall I teach you what knowledge is? 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.

由!诲女知之乎?知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也。

Source: The Analects, Wei Zheng II, Chapter 17

Author: Confucius / 孔子

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