Chasing the Horizon, Guarding the Treasure: The Dual Anxiety of Learning

Confucius described the mindset of learning: as if one could never catch up and always feared losing what was learned.

Learn as if you could not reach your object, and were always fearing also lest you should lose it.

学如不及,犹恐失之。

Source: The Analects, Tai Bo VIII, Chapter 17

Author: Confucius

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