Confucian Analects · Analects 7.19
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.'
Chinese · source text【十九章】子曰、我非生而知之者、好古、敏以求之者也。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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