Confucius said: "In ancient times, scholars were for themselves, but today's scholars are for others."

——"The Analects·Xianwen"

Confucius said: "In ancient times, The purpose of scholars is to cultivate their own knowledge and morality, but the purpose of modern scholars is to decorate themselves and show them to others."

Kong Anguo, a great Confucian scholar in the Western Han Dynasty and a direct descendant of Confucius, explained: "For oneself, do what you want. "As a person, only one can speak." Translated into vernacular, it means: Scholars in ancient times used their knowledge to practice it for self-cultivation; today's scholars only use what they have learned to show off to others. People know that they are very clever, but they are unwilling to practice it. They just learn it for the sake of boasting.

Zhu Xi explained: "For oneself, one wants to get what he wants; for others, one wants to see and know from others." It is still a copy of Kong Anguo's explanation, with no new ideas.

In modern times, Mr. Yang Bojun, a great Confucian scholar, explained: "Confucius said that the purpose of ancient scholars was to cultivate their own knowledge and morality, but the purpose of modern scholars is to decorate themselves and show them to others."

Mr. Qian Mu explained: He said, "The ancient scholars studied for themselves. Today's scholars study for others."

Mr. Li Zehou explained: "Confucius said , Scholars in ancient times did it to improve themselves, while today’s scholars do it to teach others.

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