QuoteQuest“He that in his studies wholly applies himself to labour and exercise, and neglects meditation, loses his time, and he that only applies himself to meditation, and neglects labour and exercise, only wanders and loses himself.”
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- Title
- Wikiquote: Confucius
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
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Context
The Morals of Confucius, 2nd edition (London, 1724), Maxim X, p. 114
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