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celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir

English translation: to be fond of learning is near to wisdom

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French term or phrase:celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir
English translation:to be fond of learning is near to wisdom
Entered by: Transflux (X)

08:23 Mar 18, 2005
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French term or phrase: celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir
This is a Confucius quote. Does anyone know if there is a standard translation for this in English or if not, does anyone have a good translation for it please?
Transflux (X)
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to be fond of learning is near to wisdom
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http://www.everyday-taichi.com/confucius-sayings.html
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4 +4to be fond of learning is near to wisdom
CMJ_Trans (X)
4One who revels in learning is almost on the verge of knowledge
Pierre POUSSIN
4real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance
Mools
3 +1the one/he who loves learning is close to wisdom
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir
One who revels in learning is almost on the verge of knowledge


Explanation:
I think Confucius knew what "learning" may bring to a human being! Thats' why I use "to revel"

Pierre POUSSIN
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir
real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance


Explanation:
This is a classic Confucius quote.
It's not word-for-word but the concept is the same.
Pithy and to the point.

Good luck.

Mools
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to be fond of learning is near to wisdom


Explanation:
http://www.everyday-taichi.com/confucius-sayings.html

CMJ_Trans (X)
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jocelyne S
4 mins
agree  Gabrielle Lyons
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agree  lien
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agree  Elza Santos
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir
the one/he who loves learning is close to wisdom


Explanation:
for example

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-03-18 08:34:42 GMT)
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This is the closest I have found so far!
The man of learning is not merely a scholar or a student, because what he seeks to learn is wisdom: he is a philosopher in the Pythagorean meaning of the word – a lover and seeker of wisdom. Confucius taught that in respect to wisdom there are four classes of human beings. The highest are born with knowledge, followed by those who gain it through the study of the ancient teachings and human nature. Then there are those who turn to study owing to the difficulties life has imposed upon them and who would not have otherwise been inclined to learn. Finally, there are many who have no desire to learn even when vexed by the vicissitudes of life. Whatever one\'s degree of knowledge, according to Confucius, it can be expressed without pretension or delusion by following a simple Socratic principle: \"To say you know when you know, and to say you do not when you do not, that is knowledge.\" Just as one needs to be responsible towards the past and in dealing with others, so wisdom depends on being responsible towards knowledge.
theosophy.org/tlodocs/teachers/Confucius.htm

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jocelyne S
10 mins
  -> thanks JS
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