The Chinese translation of "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing": knowing means knowing, not knowing means not knowing. This is a smart attitude. From "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng" written by Confucius in the pre-Qin Dynasty

Annotation Zhi: There are five words for "zhi" in this sentence, the first four of which mean "know", and the last one is the same as "zhi", which means smart. ?

Commentary Confucius taught his students that they should maintain an honest attitude in learning. If you understand, you understand, if you don't understand, you don't understand. You can't pretend to understand. If this is the case in learning, then it is not the same in other aspects!

Original text of "The Analects of Confucius: Governance"

Confucius said: "Government is based on virtue, such as Beichen, who lives in his place and is surrounded by stars. ***."

Confucius said: "Three hundred poems can be summed up in one sentence: 'Thinking without evil'."

Confucius said: "Tao. It is governed by government, and it is punished, and the people are exempted from it without shame; it is governed by virtue, and it is governed by etiquette, and it is shameful and dignified."

Confucius said: "I am determined to learn. When you are thirty, you stand firm; when you are forty, you are not confused; when you are fifty, you know your destiny; when you are sixty, your ears are attuned; when you are seventy, you follow your heart's desires and do not exceed the rules."

Mencius asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "No violation." Fan Chi tried to stop him, and Confucius told him: "Meng Sun asked about his filial piety to me, and I replied, No violation." Fan Chi said: "What do you mean?" Confucius said: "Sheng, things are done. With etiquette; death, burial with etiquette, sacrifice with etiquette."

Meng Wubo asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Parents only worry about their illness."

Zi You asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "Today's filial piety means being able to raise people. As for dogs and horses, they can be raised. How can we be different if we don't respect them?"

Zixia asked about filial piety. Confucius said: "It's difficult to look at things. When there is something to do, I will do my best. If I have wine and food, I will give you some food. Does Zeng (céng) think you are filial?"

Confucius said: "I will talk to you all day long. If you don't violate it, you are like a fool. If you retreat and save your own interests, you will be able to make progress, and you will not be foolish if you return." Confucius said: "Look at the reason, see where the person is. (sōu) How can a person be weak? "

Confucius said: "You can become a teacher by reviewing the past."

Zigong asked the gentleman. Confucius said: "First do what he says, and then follow it."

Confucius said: "A gentleman is always in competition but does not compare; a villain is in competition but does not compare with others."

Confucius said: "Learn and follow." If you don't think about it, you will be in vain; if you don't think about it, you will be in trouble."

Confucius said: "If you attack heretics, you will harm yourself."

Confucius said: "Because, What do you know? To know is to know, and to know is not to know. "Zhang Xueqianlu." Confucius said: "If you hear many doubts and doubts, and be careful about what you say, you will have few regrets. If you see many doubts, and act cautiously (xìng) on ??the rest, you will have few regrets. If you speak few words, you will have few regrets, and there will be no regrets in your actions."

Ai Gong asked: "What can be done to make the people obey?" Confucius replied: "If you raise the straight and ignore the wrong, the people will obey; if you raise the straight and wrong, the people will not obey."

Ji Kangzi asked: "How to make the people respect and be loyal by persuading them?" Confucius said: "If you approach them with dignity, you will be respectful; if you are filial and kind, you will be loyal; if you do good but cannot be taught, then you will encourage them."

Or maybe Confucius said: "Zi Xi is not in politics?" Confucius said: "The Book of Records says: 'Filial piety is only filial piety, being a friend to brothers, and giving to those who have politics.' This is also politics, and Xi is doing it. Politics? "

Confucius said: "If a person has no faith, he does not know what to do. A big cart has no hook (ní), and a small cart has no tail (yuè). How can it be done? "

Zizhang asked: "Can we know the ten generations?" Confucius said: "The gains and losses of the Yin Dynasty due to the Xia rituals can be known; the gains and losses of the Zhou Dynasty due to the Yin rituals can be known. Those who may succeed the Zhou Dynasty will live for hundreds of generations. ”

Confucius said: “Sacrificing someone who is not a ghost is flattery. Not doing what is right is not courageous.”