Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Quote by Confucius

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It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

Anyone who angers you conquers you

Anyone who angers you conquers you

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association...

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.

Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery, it's the sincerest form of learning.