A teacher from the Chienkuo High School in Taipei said he was so awed by a carving of Confucius that he felt he should kneel down to pay his respects to the sage. "This was a real representation of Confucius; not just the man, but the spirit of the school he founded as well."
一位執教於建國中學的老師，看到朱銘的「文聖」﹘﹘孔子像，觸目的剎那所生的震訝，竟使他直想跪下：「孔夫子，這才是真正的孔夫子﹘ ﹘」。他表示：一直想找到一尊較能代表儒家精神的孔子像，如今可不就在眼前嗎？