A Transmitter, Not a Maker: The Self-Portrait of Confucius

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Confucius said: I am a transmitter, not a maker. I believe in and love the ancients, and compare myself to our Old Peng.

A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare myself with our old Peng.

述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。

Source: The Analects, Shu Er VII, Chapter 1

Author: Confucius

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