Without knowledge, a person has no desire to learn, a person without desire to learn has no pursuit, and a person without pursuit is not afraid of anything. He is not afraid because of ignorance, so his fear is also ignorance, that is to say, he dares to do anything without considering the consequences. A person who does everything regardless of the consequences will certainly not be afraid of anyone, so he becomes invincible. This encouraging word uses negative encouragement.

From the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius, The Analects of Confucius and Chapter 16 of Ji.

Extended data:

Confucius said, "A gentleman has three fears: fear of destiny, fear of adults and fear of the words of saints. I don't know my fate, but I'm not afraid of it. I am insulting adults and saints. "

Confucius said, "A gentleman has three fears: fear of destiny, fear of nobles and fear of saints. If you are afraid of saints, I don't know the destiny, so I don't respect people with noble status and despise the words of saints. "

Synonym: Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

The more wit, the less courage. Pronunciation: h incarnation

Interpretation: Metaphorically speaking, a creature with little experience, feelings or subjectivity dares to do things without worries.

Said by: "Zhuangzi's Journey to the North": "Virtue will make you beautiful, and Taoism will make you live. Your eyes are like new calves, and you don't seek reason."

Interpretation: Liu Bei looks at you beautifully, the avenue lives in your heart, and your round face is like a newborn calf.

Synonym: fearless, aggressive

Antonym: timid, timid and incompetent

Usage: generally used as attribute, complement and clause.

Structure: Complex sentence patterns