Abstract: Although Confucius said that he would create no works and only inherit and interpret the classics,his core thought is not constructed by interpreting.His way of constructing discourse is completely different from that of later generations whose ideas are based on classics.The Analects of Confucius exist few remarks on the Six Classics made by Confucius.His key ideas are not derived from explanation of the Classics.The construction of Confucian core theory results from thinking about many problems in life,such as realistic politics,society and self,etc.It is derived from his individual life experience,developed in the conversation with his disciples,established by the recording and compiling by his disciples,and characterized by being dependent from the classics,independent thinking and establishing his own ideas.Confucius is a master of thought more than a learned scholar in The Analects of Confucius.He develops his ideas from self-recognition and self-expectation to the pursuit of ideal personality in a universal sense.His thoughts about the balance of “benevolence” and “cognition” in personality are of vital significance.And his consistent approach is to base “thinking” on the “outlook”.The special trait of Confucian “utterances” is all about thinking and issue-discussing,and “recorded sayings” has the function of ideological construction.Compiling analects is an important way of constructing Confucian thoughts and producing knowledge.

Key words: The Analects of Confucius, Confucius, literature of utterance category, recorded sayings