Book 7: 《述而》 Shu Er (Transmission)
《述而》 Passage 7.20
子曰：「我非生而知之者，好古，敏以求之者也。」
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master said: "I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there."