Analysis: In the title, "If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people look at it, there will be no disciples", which means that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish; If you are too strict with others, no one can be his partner.
It is a dialectical view that people can't unite if they care too much about their own shortcomings, which enlightens us to look at the problem from the perspective of unity of opposites. It is a metaphysical view that forms a "right" with dialectics.
The expression "yes, no, no, other than that, it's all nonsense" is an isolated and one-sided view of the problem and belongs to a metaphysical view.
Extended data
"There is no fish in clear water, and there is no disciple when people observe it". Excerpts are as follows:
The success of the Ming king in the present, but the people are strict but not up to it; After several years of industry, people will get sick and sick people will be cured. Therefore, the ancients looked at it with a crown, so they covered the Ming Dynasty; It's all about the ears, so it's smart. Therefore, there is no fish in clear water, and there is no disciple in human view.
Translated as follows
If the ancient sages' ideal of success is used to ask the people to realize it immediately, I'm afraid the people will stay away from it and dare not welcome it. You tell them the long-term future goal, people are suffering, and when they are suffering, they should avoid it.
Therefore, in ancient times, the emperor hung a string of jade on his crown, just to alert himself and not to see it too clearly; Cover your ears with cotton wool and be alert to yourself. Don't listen too carefully. So if the water is too clear, no fish can survive; If you are too smart, no one will be your partner.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Clear water means no fish, while people look at it without disciples.