Gifted with ability, and yet putting questions to those who were not so; possessed of much, and yet putting questions to those possessed of little; having, as though he had not; full, and yet counting himself as empty; offended against, and yet entering into no altercation; formerly I had a friend who pursued this style of conduct.
以能问于不能，以多问于寡；有若无，实若虚，犯而不校，昔者吾友尝从事于斯矣。
Source: The Analects, Tai Bo VIII, Chapter 5
Author: Zengzi
