学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
学
xué
to learn
而
ér
and
不
bù
no; not so
思
sī
to think
则
zé
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
罔
wǎng
to deceive
,
,
思
sī
to think
而
ér
and
不
bù
no; not so
学
xué
to learn
则
zé
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then
殆
dài
(literary) dangerous; perilous