a deed is accomplished through taking thought

a deed is accomplished through taking thought

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x í ngch é ngy ú s ī, which means that success is due to more thinking, failure is due to inattention; it means to do things more thinking, more analysis. From Jin Xue Jie.

Notes on Idioms

Doing: doing; thinking: thinking.

The origin of Idioms

In Jin Xue Jie written by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "industry is better than diligence, but less than frolic; action is better than thinking, and destruction is better than following."

Idiom usage

To do something means to think more. Mao Zedong's eight part essay of the opposition party: "Confucius advocated 'rethinking', and Han Yu also said 'action comes from thinking'. That was an ancient thing."