To be fond of learning is to be near to knowledge. To practice with vigor is to be near to magnanimity. To possess the feeling of shame is to be near to energy.

Confucius

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Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.

Confucius

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The doer alone learneth.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the will of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desire without overstepping the boundaries of what was right.

Confucius

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Leaving virtue without proper cultivation; not thoroughly discussing what is learned; not being able to move towards righteousness of which a knowledge is gained; and not being able to change what is not good: - these are the things which occasion me solicitude.

Confucius

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There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.

Confucius

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