Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Can someone please explain this Confucius quote?

"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."


im trying to prove that Confucius used the examples of past rulers to solve the problems they had during his time. Is this quote in anyway related to that?|||yep, from this it seems he alludes to his past...|||Yes, Confucius is saying that our understanding of the world is deeply ingrained in the past. He understands that no one is born with knowledge, and he looks at antiquity (history, therefore the examples of past rulers) to seek knowledge.

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