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← Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence;…

8 connected korrents · 3 moments from 24 May 1689 to 15 Jul 1838.

Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others Knowing others is discernment and knowingoneself is intelligence; overcomingoneself is mightier than overcoming others LA Laozi — holds since c. 450–250 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Conquering oneself is a greater victory than conquering a million men in battle — tap to centre the map on it Conquering oneself is a greatervictory than conquering a millionmen in battle GB Gautama Buddha — holds since c. 500–401 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Wisdom is discerning what is true in whatever one learns, from whoever says it — tap to centre the map on it Wisdom is discerning what is true inwhatever one learns, from whoeversays it TH Thiruvalluvar — holds since c. 450–500 CE — tap for who they are Same subject: Someone who knows both the enemy and themselves need not fear the result of a hundred battles — tap to centre the map on it Someone who knows both the enemy andthemselves need not fear the resultof a hundred battles ST Sun Tzu — holds since c. 500–430 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: When you see a worthy person, think of equalling them; when you see the opposite, look inward and examine yourself — tap to centre the map on it When you see a worthy person, thinkof equalling them; when you see theopposite, look inward and examineyourself CO Confucius — holds since c. 551–479 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: The knowledge of people of heart lifts them up, while knowledge of the body weighs them down — tap to centre the map on it The knowledge of people of heartlifts them up, while knowledge ofthe body weighs them down RU Rumi — holds since c. 1258–1273 — tap for who they are Same subject: Character is higher than intellect — tap to centre the map on it Character is higher than intellect Last stated 189 years ago 31 Aug 1837 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1837-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: Hoping to know through other people's understanding is probably as unreasonable as hoping to see through their eyes — tap to centre the map on it Hoping to know through otherpeople's understanding is probablyas unreasonable as hoping to seethrough their eyes Last stated 337 years ago 24 May 1689 JL John Locke — holds since 1689-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Another soul can provoke me but not instruct me; I must find what it says true in myself or reject it — tap to centre the map on it Another soul can provoke me but notinstruct me; I must find what itsays true in myself or reject it Last stated 188 years ago 15 Jul 1838 RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since 1838-07-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Knowing others is discernment and knowing oneself is intelligence; overcoming oneself is mightier than overcoming others Last stated c. 450–250 BCE Holds Laozi Read this korrent →