論語The Analects of Confucius

論語The Analects of Confucius

Book 2: 《為政》 Wei Zheng (Governance)

《為政》 Passage 2.17

子曰:「由!誨女知之乎?知之為知之,不知為不知,是知也。」

Legge Translation (1861)

The Master said: "You, shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; — this is knowledge."

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