Analects 14:35
下學而上達。知我者、其天乎。"Study from below and reach the top. Who knows me except for Heaven?" (trans. by Yung Suk Kim).
See also Analects 15:29
人能弘道、非道弘人
"The person widens the way; it is not the way that widens the person" (trans. by Yung Suk Kim).
"The person widens the way; it is not the way that widens the person" (trans. by Yung Suk Kim).
Confucius's point is each person must begin with oneself, studying and reasoning from everyday life. This idea evokes Francis Bacon's empiricism and inductive reasoning.
