Quote Pictures Confucius By thehistorianshut - November 25, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Confucius (551-479 BCE) “In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.” The Analects of Confucius (Book XIV, section 25) translated by Arthur Waley (Vintage Books, 1989). Like this:Like Loading...