《论衡·卷二十九·案书篇》
再说其他各家距孔子的时代较远，时代相距远的不如近的，传闻的不如亲眼所见到的。
又诸家去孔子远，远不如近，闻不如见。
Besides, the other scholars were far from Confucius’ era, and the distant was not as good as the near, and hearsay was not as good as one's own eyes.
<s>[INST] Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 又诸家去孔子远，远不如近，闻不如见。 [/INST] Besides, the other scholars were far from Confucius’ era, and the distant was not as good as the near, and hearsay was not as good as one's own eyes.</s>
Translate the following Classical Chinese text into English: 又诸家去孔子远，远不如近，闻不如见。
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Besides, the other scholars were far from Confucius’ era, and the distant was not as good as the near, and hearsay was not as good as one's own eyes.
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