To learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.
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Stephen R. CoveyThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
About Stephen R. Covey
American educator and author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. (1932-2012)
More from Stephen R. Covey
- The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
- Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
- Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989)
- Seek first to understand, then to be understood.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989), Habit 5
- Begin with the end in mind.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (1989), Habit 2
- Trust is the glue that holds everything together.First Things First (1994)
More quotes on learning and wisdom
- For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.Aristotle
- The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.Aristotle
- Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.Plato
- The unexamined life is not worth living for men.Socrates
- Anyone who holds a true opinion without understanding is like a blind man on the right road.Socrates
- Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.Confucius
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