Confucius on Thought

“Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. When the Master was told of this, he commented, "Twice is quite enough."”

“The Master [Confucius] said, "If one learns from others but does not think, one is still at a loss. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one is in peril."”

“The Master said, "I once spent all day thinking without taking food and all night thinking without going to bed, but I found that I gained nothing from it. It would have been better for me to have spent the time in learning."”