1. A person who is good at asking questions is like attacking a tough tree. He should first change the subject and then the program.

Source:

From "Book of Rites·Xue Ji": A good questioner is like attacking a strong tree. He should first understand the easy method, then the program, and the long-term explanation. Those who are not good at asking will do the opposite.

Vernacular translation:

A person who is good at asking questions is like a carpenter cutting down wood. He starts with the easy part first and then cuts out the knots.

2. Be sensitive and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask questions.

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"The Analects of Confucius·Gongye Chang"

Vernacular translation:

Be willing to learn from people whose knowledge or status is lower than yourself Learn without feeling embarrassed.

3. If you don’t learn, you won’t succeed; if you don’t ask, you won’t know.

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Han Wang Chong's "Lunheng·Practical Knowledge": If you can know things, just think about them carefully, although it is not difficult; if you cannot know things, study hard , although it is small but not easy. Therefore, a wise person cannot succeed without learning, and cannot know without asking.

Vernacular translation:

Things that can be known, as long as you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand no matter how big the matter is;

Things that cannot be known, even if Study hard and ask others for advice. No matter how small a thing is, it is not easy to understand.

So even if you are intelligent, you will have no achievements if you don’t learn, and you won’t know if you don’t ask others.

Famous Quotes about Questioning

1. People who are easy to ask questions are only five kinds of fools; people who are ashamed to ask questions will be fools for life. ——Anonymous

2. A gentleman must be good at asking questions, and asking and learning are complementary to each other. Without learning, there is no doubt; without questioning, there is no broad knowledge. ——Liu Kai