Cōng zhě tīng yú wúshēng; míng zhě jiàn yú wúxíng.

聰者聽於無聲, 明者見於無形。

Lit A clever person hears what [others do] not hear; an intelligent person sees what [others do] not see.

Fig A clever person can foretell what will follow from present events.

Note [Cf. Shǐ Jì: Huái Nán Héng Shān Lièzhuàn; see also cháo jū zhī fēng above.]

Topics CLEVERNESS Huái Nán Héng Shān INTELLIGENCE PREDICTIONS Shǐ_Jì