"I'd rather believe what it has than what it doesn't have", which means that when reading, I should analyze it, not blindly believe it, but look at the problem dialectically.

"It is better to believe in books than to have no books" originated from "wholeheartedly" in Mencius.

original text

Mencius said, "It is better to believe in books than to have no books. I'm in Wucheng, just taking two or three measures. Benevolence is invincible, even if benevolence is cut to the point of inhumanity, how can there be blood? "

translate

Mencius said: "It is better to believe in his books than to believe in them. I only take two or three truths from the article Wu Cheng. He who can love the people is invincible in the world. How can the blood flow into the river and float the rice grains? "

analyse

Later, people borrowed Mencius' famous words and jumped out of the history books. They only said that "it is better to believe in books than to have no books", and they all talked about books. In other words, when reading any book, don't swallow it blindly, but have the spirit of questioning and criticizing and think independently. In fact, it is very difficult to do this. You are knowledgeable, experienced and thoughtful.