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道之所存，師之所存

简道之所存，师之所存 · 繁道之所存，師之所存

Mandarin · pinyin dào zhī suǒ cún , shī zhī suǒ cún

If sb has grasped the truth before you, take him as your teacher (Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈 Hán Yù).
We should learn from one who knows the way.

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
存: cún · exist, live, be; survive; remain
師: shī · teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
师: shī · teacher, master, specialist

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