Translation: If you don’t understand, ask; if you don’t know, learn; although you know it, but don’t be humble, then if a respected person knows about it, they won’t tell him. Even though he is knowledgeable, he is bound to make mistakes, and he will not understand even if he is told. Although he is knowledgeable, he does not pretend to know what he knows, nor does he put it into action; although he is honest, he must be tired.
This sentence is a famous saying by Xun Kuang.
Xun Kuang was a thinker in the late Warring States period. Also known as Sun Qing, a native of Zhao. Zeng San served as a sacrificial wine drinker at Jixia Academy in the State of Qi, and later served as the Lanling Order in the State of Chu. There is a book "Xunzi" handed down from generation to generation.
3. Xun Kuang was in an era when a unified country of the feudal landlord class was about to be formed. In order to meet the needs of the emerging landlord class, he focused on the traditional Confucian etiquette thought, critically absorbed the ideological achievements of various pre-Qin schools, and created a complete theoretical system, which had a great influence on the feudal society after the Han Dynasty.
4. Xun Kuang advocated achieving the goal of enriching the country on the basis of enriching the people and achieving "wealth for both top and bottom". He believed that agriculture must be developed first, and then the country's income and reserves could be enriched. His fundamental policy was to "open up its sources" and "limit its flows." The source is agricultural production and the flow is national finance. Xun Kuang emphasized the important role of the state's fiscal policy to enrich the people in developing agricultural production. He advocated that the state adopt a light tax policy to meet the basic living needs of the people, thereby increasing the people's enthusiasm for production and promoting the development of agriculture. Xun Kuang's financial principle of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure had a profound impact on the financial thinking in China's feudal society.
5. Specific examples of such famous quotes are as follows:
(1) If you don’t climb mountains, you don’t know how high the sky is; if you don’t go to deep valleys, you don’t know how thick the earth is; if you don’t hear The last words of the former king are unknown to the greatness of knowledge. -- Xun Kuang
(2) Everything must be done in a down-to-earth manner, not in fantasy, not in vain, but in a down-to-earth manner with an attitude of seeking truth. If you study with this attitude, you can understand the truth; if you do things with this attitude, you can achieve success. --Li Dazhao
(3) When it comes to learning methods, I would like to sum it up in six words: "strict, serious, and rigorous." This scientific learning method, in addition to learning from others, is more The important thing is to exercise consciously and hard on your own. --Su Buqing
(4) Only knowledge is power. Only knowledge can enable us to love people honestly, respect people's labor, and sincerely appreciate the beautiful results of uninterrupted great labor; only knowledge can make us Become a mentally strong, honest, and rational person. --Golky