Examples of using Man of knowledge in English and their translations into Russian
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And(7) a man of knowledge had an ally.
He had to renew the quest of becoming a man of knowledge.
(2) a man of knowledge had unbending intent;
Don Juan stated that to become a man of knowledge was a matter of strenuous labour.
A man of knowledge had clarity of mind.
Since all acts were predetermined and obligatory, a man of knowledge needed soundness of judgement.
To become a man of knowledge was a matter of strenuous labour.
Apparently there were no overt prerequisites that would have determined who was, or who was not,qualified to learn how to become a man of knowledge.
As a warrior, a man of knowledge also needed to be wide-awake.
There was never the certainty that, by carrying out the predetermined steps of the knowledge being taught,one would become a man of knowledge.
Moreover, as a man of Knowledge he understood the reasons of what was happening around.
From don Juan's statements it was possible to assume that a man of knowledge could be a diablero, that is, a black sorcerer.
A man of knowledge had to possess or had to develop in the course of his training an all-around capacity for exertion.
The plausibility of learning how to become a man of knowledge warranted the existence of a system for teaching one how to accomplish it.
A man of knowledge in his role of warrior was obligated to have an attitude of deferential regard for the items with which he dealt;
It was implicit that death was a real possibility in the course of learning because of the inherently dangerous nature of the items with which a man of knowledge dealt;
A man of knowledge, by being aware of that relationship, was also capableof being cognizant of what was believed to be the expected flux.
Consequently, to have an ally implied having power; and the fact that a man of knowledge had an ally was by itself proof that the operational goal of the teachings had been fulfilled.
Therefore, a man of knowledge needed clarity of mind in order to match his own specific reasons for acting with the specific purpose of every action.
The compulsory quality of all acts would have imbued one with a sense of stiffness orsterility had it not been for the idea that a man of knowledge needed to be fluid.
The concept'man of knowledge', as a sorcerer's philosophical frame, had meaning for anyone who wanted to live within that frame only insofar as he had an ally.
The idea of a man at war encompassed four concepts:(1) a man of knowledge had to have respect;(2) he had to have fear;(3) he had to be wide-awake;(4) he had to be self-confident.
Man of knowledge', however, was not a guide to behaviour, but a set of principles encompassing all the un-ordinary circumstances pertinent to the knowledge being taught.
In don Juan's classificatory scheme a man of knowledge had an ally, whereas the average man did not, and having an ally was what made him different from ordinary men. .
To become a man of knowledge was the end result of a process, as opposed to an immediate acquisition through an act of grace or through bestowal by supernatural powers.
I have classified this last component theme of man of knowledge as the second main structural unit because of its indispensability for explaining what a man of knowledge was.
To become a man of knowledge was a matter of learning The first theme made it implicit that learning was the only possible way of becoming a man of knowledge, and that in turn implied the act of making a resolute effort to achieve an end.
The constant renewal of the quest of becoming a man of knowledge was expressed in the theme of the four symbolic enemies encountered on the path of learning: fear, clarity, power, and old age.
The idea that a man of knowledge had an ally was the most important of the seven component themes,for it was the only one that was indispensable to explaining what a man of knowledge was.
Another facet of clarity of mind was the idea that a man of knowledge, in order to reinforce the performance of his obligatory actions, needed to assemble all the resources that the teachings had placed at his command.