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Learning Quotes by Confucius
- Only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to realize the uncomfortable…
- He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
- If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and…
- To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near…
- In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.
- Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who…
- He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be…
- A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes has…
- Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of…
- When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his…
- Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
- To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
- What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.
- Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.
- In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being…
- The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no…
- To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.
- Learning without thought is labour lost.
- There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
- To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense…
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