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Confucius Quotes about Education

In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

Confucius (1973). “A book of heaven and the earth: stories from the Confucian analects”, Columbia Univ Pr

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

Confucius (2014). “Confucian Analects”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

Confucius (1956). “Confucian analects”, Commodius Vicus

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books