Xunzi in the Xunzi (book)
Misattributed, Chinese
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
- Chinese proverb”
“What I hear, I forget. What I say, I remember. What I do, I understand.”
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
“I see things and I hear things I do not understand. I'm a skilled, resourceful… vegetable!”
Source: The Bourne Identity
“You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.”
“I never said I do not remember, my grandmother corrects. I said I prefer to forget.”
Source: The Storyteller
You Broke My Heart, One Day Like Rain video (2007) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbuzXRGXCpY - live performance Siren Festival (2007) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpgz-roS08w
Cavalry of Light (2005)
Context: Why do I hear what I can't see?
Why do I fear what I can be?
I feel the field of battle within my life! I hear the calvalry of light!
I see the sound of endless sight!
I feel the field of battle within my life! It was a life that had no end
A time of love with you, my friend
Begin the age of love you know about!
