Xunzi, Xunzi, Encouraging Learning (ch. 1)
What it means
Xunzi opens his whole book with this. There is no point at which you are finished getting better. Keep studying long after anyone requires it.
The source
"Learning must never stop." Xunzi said it in Xunzi, Encouraging Learning (ch. 1). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
"君子曰：學不可以已。"Original Chinese, Xunzi, Encouraging Learning (ch. 1). Text read at zh.wikisource.org.
Who said it
Xunzi (c. 310-235 BC). Confucian thinker who held that human nature has to be shaped by effort and learning. His essay Encouraging Learning is one of the great defenses of steady practice.
Questions
- What does "Learning must never stop." mean?
- Xunzi opens his whole book with this. There is no point at which you are finished getting better. Keep studying long after anyone requires it.
- Who said "Learning must never stop."?
- Xunzi (c. 310-235 BC). Source: Xunzi, Encouraging Learning (ch. 1).
- What is the original Chinese?
- 君子曰：學不可以已。. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Learning must never stop." on a shirt?
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Cite this line
"Learning must never stop." (Xunzi, Xunzi, Encouraging Learning (ch. 1), translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/learning-must-never-stop
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