知其不可而为之 (知其不可而為之) zhī qí bù kě ér wèi zhī

zhī qí bù kě ér wèi zhī phrase to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
Domain: Proverb 谚语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '知其不可而為之')

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• 14. 《憲問》 Xian Wen The Analects of Confucius 論語 — count: 1
• 卷五十二 崔駰列傳 Volume 52: Biography of Cui Yin Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 1
• 《憲問第十四》 Commentary on Xian Wen XIV Commentaries on the Four Books by Zhu Xi 朱熹四書章句集注 — count: 1
• 宣公 Lord Xuan Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳 — count: 1