人非生而知之者，孰能无惑

rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò

Definitions

1. Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?
2. We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[hán yù])

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Child Words of 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

person; people

not to have

to be born

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

and

can

to not be; not

who

to confuse

to know