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Confucius quote about danger from Analects - Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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Quotes by Confucius · Quotes from Analects · Quotes about danger · Quotes about work · Quotes about education · Quotes about learning · Quotes about labour · Quotes about thinking

“ Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. ”

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Author

Confucius

Source

Analects

Topic

danger work education learning labour thinking

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English

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Translated by James Legge

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/3330/3330-h/3330-h.htm

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Confucius quote about danger from Analects - Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius quote about danger from Analects - Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius quote about danger from Analects - Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius quote about danger from Analects - Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.