"述而不作" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "子曰：「述.而.不作，信 而 好{hào}-古，竊 比 於 我 ^老-彭。」",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects, Book 7 (《論語·述而》):\n:\n子曰：「述而不作，信而好古，竊比於我老彭。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]子曰：「述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nZǐyuē: “Shù ér bùzuò, xìn ér hàogǔ, qiè bǐ yú wǒ Lǎopéng.” [Pinyin]\nThe Master said, \"A transmitter and not a maker, believing in and loving the ancients, I venture to compare myself with the Venerable Peng.\"\nThe identity of 老彭 was unclear. According to the Elder Dai's Book of Rites (《大戴禮記》), a wise nobleman of the Shang-era bore that appellation.",
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        "to refrain from unwarranted innovations; to resist the temptation to speculate"
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