人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 人非生而知之者，孰能無惑
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
Meaning
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韩愈 Hán Yù)
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人rénman, person; people非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose生shēnglife, lifetime; birth; growth一土而érand, and then, and yet; but知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend矢口之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶者zhěthat which; they who; those who耂日孰shúwho? which? what? which one?享丸能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy厶⺼匕匕无wúno, not; lacking, -less一尢惑huòto confuse, to mislead; to doubt或心