孔子曾提出“文质彬彬”的命题。《论语·雍也》记载 :“子曰 :‘质胜文则野 ,文胜质则史。文质彬彬 ,然后君子。’”孔子的这个思想 ,在文艺概论、美学等方面影响很大。历代的美学家、文学家、艺术家 ,在艺术的内容和形式的关系的问题上 ,常常以“质”指内容 ,以“文”指形式 Confucius had proposed the topic of “literary quality”. “The Analects of Confucius,” also recorded: “The son-in-law: ’The quality of the text is wild, the quality of the text is the history. The character is gentle and then the gentleman.’” Confucius’s thought, in the literature and art, aesthetics and other aspects of great influence. Historical estheticians, writers, and artists often refer to content as “quality” in the form of “literary” in terms of the relationship between the content and form of art.