Confucian Analects · Analects 7.27
The Master said, 'There may be those who act without knowing why. I do not do so. Hearing much and selecting what is good and following it; seeing much and keeping it in memory:-- this is the second style of knowledge.'
Chinese · source text【廿七章】子曰、蓋有不知而作之者、我無是也。多聞、擇其善者而從之、多見而識之、知之次也。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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