- 中國俗談
Simplified: 不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之；学至于行之而止矣。
不 bù | 聞 wén | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 聞 wén | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 見 jiàn | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 知 zhī | 之 zhī | 不 bù | 若 ruò | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 學 xué | 至 zhì | 於 yú | 行 xíng | 之 zhī | 而 ér | 止 zhǐ | 矣 yǐ |
Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth
- Chinese Proverb
Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.
Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.
Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.
Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.
From Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23）.
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