Original Text:
子曰我非生而知之者好古敏以求之者也
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “I am not someone who was born with knowledge. I simply love antiquity, and diligently look there for knowledge.”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, I was not born understanding anything. A lover of antiquity, I have diligently worked to acquire understanding.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.