知人者智，自知者明

zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng

Definitions

1. those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng]

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Child Words of 知人者智，自知者明

person; people

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

self

bright

(literary) wise; wisdom

to know