 Learning without thought is labour lost ; thought without learning is perilous." XVI. The Master said, " The study of strange doctrines is injurious indeed ! " XVII. The Master said, " Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge is ? When you know a thing,...  The Chinese Classics - Page 125by James Legge - 1867Full view - About this book
 | James Legge - China - 1893 - 532 pages
...but his maxim is of general application. CONFUCIAN ANALECTS. ^L CHAP. XVII. The Master said, ' Yu, shall I teach you what knowledge is ? When you know...that you do not know it ; — this is knowledge.' CHAP. XVIII. i . Tsze-chang was learning with a view to official emolument. 2. The Master said, ' Hear... | |
 | Confucius - Ethics - 1895 - 146 pages
...what he has attained to may be said indeed to love to learn. Confucian An., Tsze Chang (ch. iv.). 7. ^ The Master said : " Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge...allow that you do not know it — this is knowledge." Confucian An., Wei Ching(c\i. xvii.). The superior man makes his advances in what he is learning with... | |
 | William Elliot Griffis - Religion - 1895 - 512 pages
...rightly governed ; states being rightly governed, the whole nation was made tranquil and happy. " " When you know a thing to hold that you know it ; and...allow that you do not know it ; this is knowledge." " Old age sometimes becomes second childhood ; why should not filial piety become parental love ? "... | |
 | 1897 - 918 pages
...Confucius," p. 266. (3) True Knowledge.— •• Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge is ?" said Kongtze. mind and with thoughts undisturbed shall keep it...five, six or seven nights, when that son or daughter — K. A". Douglas, "Confucianism and Taoism," p. 95. (4) The Superior Man. — The superior man does... | |
 | William Elliot Griffis - Japan - 1895 - 492 pages
...nation was made tranquil and happy." " When yon know a thing to hold that you know it ; and when yon do not know a thing to allow that you do not know it ; this is knowledge." "Old age sometimes becomes second childhood; why should not filial piety become parental love ? " "... | |
 | Mottoes - 1896 - 1224 pages
...are essential materials? x. CARLYLE — Essays. On History. When you know a thing, to hold that yon OB — To-Morrow, and Tii-Morrow. John Bowling's trans. y. CONFUCIUS — Analects. Bk. II. Ch. XVII. Knowledge and Wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times... | |
 | World history - 1897 - 450 pages
...transgress, do not fear to return." ' ' Learn the past and you will know the future." "The Master said, 'Shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know...allow that you do not know it; this is knowledge.' " " To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage. ' ' "Worship as though the Deity were... | |
 | John Duncan Quackenbos - Apologetics - 1899 - 370 pages
...to yourself. " Fine words and an ingratiating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue. " Shall I teach you what knowledge is ? When you know...you know it ; and when you do not know a thing, to confess your ignorance — is knowledge. 99 ' With coarse rice to eat, water to drink, and my bended... | |
 | Levi Seeley - Education - 1899 - 360 pages
...airs, friendship with the insinuatingly soft, and friendship with the glib-tongued. 6. Shall I tell you what knowledge is ? When you know a thing, to...you know it ; and when you do not know a thing, to confess your ignorance. CHAPTER III INDIA Literature. — Marshman, History of India; Ragozin, Vedic... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 460 pages
...without learning is perilous." The Master said: "The study of strange doctrines is injurious indeed!" The Master said: " Yew, shall I teach you what knowledge...allow that you do not know it; — this is knowledge." Tsze-chang was learning with a view to official emolument. The Master said: " Hear much and put aside... | |
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