The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.20

The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.'

子曰:“我非生而知之者,好古,敏以求之者也。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“我wǒ非fēi生shēng而ér知zhī之zhī者zhě,好hào古gǔ,敏mǐn以yǐ求qiú之zhī者zhě也yě。”

1The Master said, 'I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.'

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