Verse 1-Analects of Confucius Chapter 7

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Verse 1 of Analects of Confucius Chapter 7

English: Confucius said:"To relate and not to invent, devoted and love antiquity, I strive to be like Lao Zi and Peng Zhu⁽¹⁾, to pass down the essence of ancient works."

Modern: 孔子说：“我只是阐述前人成说，并没有创建新的理论，以虔诚的态度深信而且喜爱古代文化，只是力求像老子和彭祖^(一)那样谨慎的做着延续传承古代文化精华的工作。”

Original: 子曰：“述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。”

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• ⁽¹⁾ An official during the Shang Dynasty
• (一): 殷商贤臣。