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Who said this..?

  • 28-12-2010 2:36pm
    #1
    rose23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭


    Hi,


    I need to reference this quote in my essay 'Tell me and I will forget, show me and I will remember, involve me and I will understand'. I just heard of it before, on the Internet it suggests Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin or just that it is a Chinese Proverb, however the sites these are on dont seem very reliable.
    Any help would be great!


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Isn't it Confucius?


  • #3
    rose23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭rose23


    I saw that somewhere too.. but would I jsut cite the website I see that on or is it enough to just say: In the words of Conficius '......


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,327 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    It's a well known enough quote, I'd just put '(Confucius)' after it.


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