子曰：“诵《诗》三百，授之以政，不达；使于四方，不能专对；虽多，亦奚以为？”
1The Master said, 'Though a man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, yet if, when intrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he cannot give his replies unassisted, notwithstanding the extent of his learning, of what practical use is it?'