Did Confucius say “Learning without thought is labor lost”?

Did Confucius say “Learning without thought is labor lost”?

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In "The Great Learning" Confucius lays down the rules to enable one to become a superior man. The foundation of his rules is in the investigation of things, or _knowledge_, with which virtue is indissolubly connected,--as in the ethics of Socrates. He maintained that no attainment can be made, and no virtue can remain untainted, without learning. "Without this, benevolence becomes folly, sincerity
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01: The Old Pagan Civilizations — John Lord, ¶284 · Public domain (US), Project Gutenberg #10477 · source

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