知人者智，自知者明
zhī​rén​zhě​zhì​zì​zhī​zhě​míng

to know others is wise, to know oneself is enlightened

知人者智，自知者明 zhī​rén​zhě​zhì​zì​zhī​zhě​míng
to know others is wise, to know oneself is enlightened
(idiom) those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise; a famous saying from the 道德经 dào​dé​jīng
knowledge of others is wisdom, self-knowledge is enlightenment
to understand others is to be intelligent, but to understand oneself is to be truly enlightened; a classic philosophical proverb emphasizing that self-awareness is a higher form of wisdom than worldly knowledge

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