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“One who knows others is intelligent; one who knows himself is enlightened.”
Laozi · Daodejing
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Author
Laozi
Source
Daodejing
Chapter / location
Chapter 33
Tradition
daoism · self-knowledge · wisdom
Source information
From Daodejing, Chapter 33.
Original language: Classical Chinese
Translation
Translated from Classical Chinese into English using a named scholarly edition.
Context
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Interpretation
A chapter-specific Daodejing quotation on self-knowledge and inner strength.
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Original Text
The source is a classical Chinese chapter with a long history of variant readings and translations.
Translation
The record uses a named English translation; other editions render the contrast differently.
Context
Chapter 33 sets knowledge of others beside knowledge of oneself and links self-mastery to strength.
Meaning
The passage values inward discernment without treating it as isolation from social or political life.
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Sources
- 01The DaodejingBy Laozi; translated by Philip J. IvanhoeChapter 33. Indianapolis: Hackett, 2002.
- 02LaoziBy Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyConsult source
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