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ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵓⵔ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵄⴰⵣⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ. ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⵓⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ.
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知人者智，自知者明。胜人者有力，自胜者强。知足者富，强行者有志。不失其所者久，死而不亡者寿。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵔⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵄⴰⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⵓⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵓⵔ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵄⴰⵣⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ. ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⵓⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵢⴰⵏ ⴰⵄⴰⵣⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ, ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⴷⵉ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
知人者，智而已矣，未若自知者，超智之上也。胜人者，有力而已矣，未若自胜者，无物以损其力。知足者，自足于己，故不贪求于外。强行者，用心坚固，确乎不可拔。不失其所者，抱朴守素，安其本分。死而不亡者，虽死而道犹存。
James Legge (1891)
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent. He who overcomes others is strong; he who overcomes himself is mighty. He who is satisfied with his lot is rich; he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will.
AI Modern
ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵔⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵏ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵄⴰⵣⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵃ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵣⴰⵢ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⵓⵔ, ⵉⴼⵔⵔⴰⵙ ⴰⴼⴰⴷⴷⴰⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵉⵖⵍⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⵓⵙ. ⴰⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ, ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔ ⴰⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ.
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