Do not take your knowledge

[Untaught88]

Hi,

Is "Do not take your knowledge to the grave" correct?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's grammatically correct.

 

[Raymott]

What does it mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

Where did you find that sentence, Untaught?

 

[Tdol]

It's a strange sentence. What's the context?

 

[GoesStation]

Hi,

Is "Do not take your knowledge to the grave" correct?

Yes. It's an admonishment to share what you have learned so that the knowledge persists after your death.

 

[Rover_KE]

I'd still like to hear back from Untaught.

 

[Untaught88]

We should share what we have learnt, otherwise it's useless. Some people do not share their knowledge and one day they die. It is a piece of advice for them to share it and not to take it to your grave.

 

[emsr2d2]

Did you write it yourself or did you find it somewhere? If it's the latter, please tell us where and who wrote it.

 

[Tdol]

You could also encourage people not to keep their knowledge to themselves.

 

[Untaught88]

This sentence is used in my language. I tried to translate it.

 

[GoesStation]

Is "Do not take your knowledge to the grave" correct?

This sentence is used in my language. I tried to translate it.

I find it completely natural in English.

 

[Raymott]

I think the only similar natural phrase in English is "to take a secret to the grave" - which is usually held to be a good thing if you have promised someone to keep it.