...withal what modesty ! " To this I have not attained," says the sage of his golden rule; and, again, " A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I may compare myself to our old P'ang." of the soldier or of the statesman, to leave such valuable records...

...a new doctrine. There is no new doctrine, but the living example of wise and just men of all ages. "I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge," said Confucius, "I am one who is fond of antiquity and earnest in seeking it there."1 — "There were...

...always make them acceptable to the people." And yet withal he had a certain humility. He said: "I am a transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients." Again he said: "I am not virtuous enough to be free from anxieties; not wise enough to be free from...

...centuries been at once the spirit of Chinese civilization and a cause of its stagnation. "The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge....who is fond of antiquity and earnest in seeking it (knowledge) there.' " 10 It may seem gratuitous to stress the point that intelligence was never emancipated...

...centuries been at once the spirit of Chinese civilization and a cause of its stagnation. "The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge....who is fond of antiquity and earnest in seeking it (knowledge) there/ " 10 It may seem gratuitous to stress the point that intelligence was never emancipated...

...for regulating private and public life that had been set up by antiquity. Confucius called himself a 'transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients.' All necessary knowledge and wisdom had been discovered. The only task remaining was to arrange and...

...people.31 The value of these categories is enlightened by his own position, of which the Master said: 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge;...who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.'32 The great moral obligation of men in whatever class they find themselves is self-development.38...

...young, his condition was low and then he acquired ability in many things. On another occasion he said: "I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge;...who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there."1 Not only did Confucius confess that his knowledge came to him through acquiring, but he also...

...looked back to a golden age of the past for his social and political ideals. He spoke of himself as "A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients." He sought to summarize, in his ethical principles and by his teachings and his conscientious observance...

...currents of thought, Confucianism represented the conservative tendency. Confucius spoke of himself as " A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients " 2 and to an extent seldom realized by the Western world that was the case. He did not seek to create...