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"Tell me, I forget. Show me, I remember. Involve me, I understand."

January 1, 1970

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Composers from Germany Catholics from Germany People from Munich Educators from Germany

Original Language: English

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This had been cited to Orff at various places on the internet, but though it has been reported that he often used the expression without claiming to have devised it, the Quote Investigator states that it seems to be a variant of expressions attributed to various sources, but apparently originating in the works of the Chinese philosopher Xunzi.

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This had been cited to Orff at various places on the internet, but though it has been reported that he often used the expression without claiming to have devised it, the Quote Investigator states that it seems to be a variant of expressions attributed to various sources, but apparently originating in the works of the Chinese philosopher Xunzi.