Quote from spike500:
Confucious on Knowledge :
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.
Study the past if you would define the future.
Some people should think about these quotations seriously because it could be useful for them. But they probably think it is not meant for them but for the others, as they already know everything.
one should look at the progress of the east compared to the progress of the west in fields like science, medicine, and technology. not to mention, standard of living of the populace, recreation, and education--- to determine the results of the application of a philosophy-- the east loses this contest in a huge way--- - while the above is well, good, and fun to think about on a philosophical level--- reality is much much different.
former Tao of Physics aficionado, surf
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