Learning and personal development
For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.
— Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC), Nicomachean Ethics — Book II, Book II, 1103a.33: Cited in: Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (2005), 21:9

Learning and personal development

What it means

Skills are learned by practising them, not by studying them from a distance. You become a builder by building and a writer by writing.

About the author

Aristotle — Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath (384–322 BC).

Source and verification

Source
Nicomachean Ethics — Book II, Book II, 1103a.33: Cited in: Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (2005), 21:9
Reference
Aristotle on Wikiquote
Checked
Wording and source taken from the sourced section of the author’s Wikiquote page, which cites the work given here (accessed 2026-10-11).
Copyright
Public domain: an ancient work.

The explanation above is ToDoMatriX’s own reading of the quote, not the author’s words.

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