He, who knows, and doesn’t know He knows,
is Asleep, Wake Him.
He, who doesn’t know, and knows that He doesn’t know,
is a Child, Teach Him.
He, who knows, and knows that he knows,
is Wise, Learn from Him.
He, who doesn’t know, and doesn’t know that He doesn’t know
is a Fool, Shun Him.
— Confucius
चार तरह के लोग
जो जानता है, और नहीं जानता कि वह जानता है,
वह सो रहा है , उसे जगाओ ।
जो नहीं जानता है, और जानता है कि वह नहीं जानता है,
वह बच्चा है , उसे समझाओ ।
जो जानता है, और जानता है कि वह जानता है,
वह बुद्धिमान है , उसे गुरु बनाओ ।
जो नहीं जानता है, और नहीं जानता है कि वह नहीं जानता है,
वह मूर्ख है , उसे दूर भगाओ ।
— कन्फ़्यूशियस
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The origin of many quotes, especially for those from the long past, is very difficult to verify. This particular quote belongs to that category. It has been attributed to Confucius based on my knowledge. A detailed information about the source of this quote can be found at https://quoteinvestigator.com/2021/09/24/knows/
