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三人行,必有我師焉

Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher.

Confucius, Analects 7.21

Walk with anytwo peopleand one of themwill be my teacher.CONFUCIUS · ANALECTS 7.21

What it means

Everyone you meet can teach you something: copy what they do well and correct in yourself what they do badly. Humility turns ordinary company into a classroom. Go into every room expecting to learn.

The source

"Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher." Confucius said it in Analects 7.21. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.

"三人行,必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之,其不善者而改之。"

Original Chinese, Analects 7.21. Text read at zh.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Confucius (551-479 BC). Teacher from the state of Lu whose conversations, collected by his students as the Analects, shaped two thousand years of Chinese ethics. He taught that character is built through learning, ritual and honest self-examination.

Questions

What does "Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher." mean?
Everyone you meet can teach you something: copy what they do well and correct in yourself what they do badly. Humility turns ordinary company into a classroom. Go into every room expecting to learn.
Who said "Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher."?
Confucius (551-479 BC). Source: Analects 7.21.
What is the original Chinese?
三人行,必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之,其不善者而改之。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
Is "Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher." on a shirt?
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Cite this line

"Walk with any two people and one of them will be my teacher." (Confucius, Analects 7.21, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/walk-with-any-two-people-and-one-of

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