...from what it was a decade ago. For example, contrast the present and the former systems of education. "I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge;...fond of antiquity and earnest in seeking it there." This was a saying of Confucius, who, be it remembered, lived in the sixth century BC During all the...

...and trust the ancients : I hide behind our old authorities." Legge translates this as follows : — " A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving...ancients, I venture to compare myself with our old P'anjj." Dr. Giles says on this: — "This old P'ang is generally regarded by Chinese commentators,...

...implied in real ethical and spiritual development. In our view of the evolution of civilisation, ' t " A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients I venture to compare myself «•¡ill nur nlH Р'япсг" was Confucius' description of with our old P'ang himself. such development...