a wise person never wavers; the wise are free from doubt
A yojijukugo from the Analects of Confucius, expressing the ideal that true wisdom brings clarity and steadfastness. Used in literary or philosophical contexts.
"Chisha fuwaku" is a passage from the Analects, meaning that a wise person does not waver.
Another Confucian phrase meaning 'the benevolent have no worries'; often cited together with 智者不惑.
Completes the trio: 'the brave have no fear'; all three appear in the Analects.
Standard kanji form; 智者 is the more common modern spelling for 'wise person'.
Variant using 知者; 知 can also mean 'wisdom' but 智 is more specific to 'wisdom' in modern usage.
From the Analects of Confucius (論語). The phrase 知者不惑 (modernized as 智者不惑) means 'the wise are free from perplexity'.