Original text: Confucius and the Analects of Confucius
He is quick-thinking and eager for knowledge, and he is never shy to ask his subordinates for advice.
A person's real knowledge lies in knowing what he knows and what he doesn't know.
Know silently, never tire of learning, never tire of teaching.
Translation:
Smart and studious people are not ashamed to ask for advice from people who are lower in status and less knowledgeable than themselves.
Knowing is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing. This is true wisdom.
Remember what you have learned silently, so that you are not satisfied with your study and don't know how tired you are.
Extended data
The Analects of Confucius is one of the classic works of Confucian school, which was compiled by Confucius' disciples and their descendants. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius' political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. It is also called "Four Books and Five Classics" with Daxue, The Doctrine of the Mean, Mencius, The Book of Songs, Shangshu, Book of Rites, Yijing and Chunqiu.
The first part of this paper is selected from The Analects of Gongye Chang, The Analects of Confucius, The Way of Governance and The Analects of Confucius.