Chapter 13 · The Field and the Knower · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 13.8 — Marks of true knowledge

अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्। आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥

amānitvamadambhitvamahiṃsā kṣāntirārjavam | ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyamātmavinigrahaḥ ||

Meaning

Humility, freedom from pretence, non-violence, patience, honesty, serving one's teacher, purity, steadiness and self-control —

In today's life

Real knowledge shows up as humility and honesty, not as how much we can say.

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