The Master said, 'Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.'

Analects of Confucius · Book 2 2.15

Sanskrit: public domain · English tr. James Legge (public domain)

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Learning without thinking is wasted; thinking without learning is dangerous — do both.

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