Two different problems of learning
One pair tests learning and reflection; the other contrasts increase and decrease. Shared vocabulary does not establish the same educational aim.
學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆A balanced pair identifies two different failures.
CHANT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR1h0004_002.txt, lines 129–131為學日益，為道日損Compare opposing trajectories before generalizing about learning.
tls · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR5c0057_048.txt, lines 14–22Make the comparison explicit
One pair tests learning and reflection; the other contrasts increase and decrease. Shared vocabulary does not establish the same educational aim.
論語: A balanced pair identifies two different failures.
老子: Compare opposing trajectories before generalizing about learning.
What first question makes the contrast between 日益 and 日損 useful?
What increases or decreases in this particular passage, and toward which goal? The contrast alone does not identify the content of either activity.
Shared words, images, or constructions do not by themselves establish common meaning, authorship, or origin. An explicit citation is identified only where the wording itself supports it.
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