We learn an art or craft by doing the things that we shall have to do when we have… — Aristotle
We learn an art or craft by doing the things that we shall have to do when we have learnt it.
In the original Greek
ἃ γὰρ δεῖ μαθόντας ποιεῖν, ταῦτα ποιοῦντες μανθάνομεν
The Nicomachean Ethics · 322 BC
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Aristotle. Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin. Hackett Publishing, 2019, bk. 2.
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Aristotle. Ἠθικὰ Νικομάχεια, Ēthika Nikomacheia [Nicomachean Ethics]. c. 322 BC.