Attitude, Xunzi (荀子)

聞之不若見之，見之不若知之、知之不如行之。

- 荀子, 儒效

To hear is not equal to to see. To see is not equal to to know. To know is not equal to to act.

- Xunzi (荀子)

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)

知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。

- 孔子, 论语 雍也

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC), The Analects(論語), Yong Ye(雍也)

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)

民可使由之 不可使知之。

- 孔子

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)

先行其言而後從之。

- 孔子

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Attitude, Confucius

成事不說, 遂事不諫, 旣往不咎。

- 孔子

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

- Confucius (孔子)

Attitude, Confucius

見賢思齊焉，見不賢而內自省也。

- 孔子

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

- Confucius (551BC–479BC)

Solitude·Self-reliance, Zhuangzi

儵魚出遊從容，是魚樂也。

- 莊子 秋水

These thryssas come out, and play about at their ease - that is the enjoyment of fishes.

- Zhuangzi (莊子), The Floods of Autumn (秋水)

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