“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Xunzi in the Xunzi (book)
Misattributed, Chinese
“What I hear, I forget. What I say, I remember. What I do, I understand.”
— Laozi
This quotation has also been misattributed to Confucius.
Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.
不聞不若聞之，聞之不若見之，見之不若知之，知之不若行之；學至於行之而止矣
From Xun Zi 荀子
Misattributed
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