Notes: I refer to the "author" of the Analects for the sake of simplicity although the work is believed to be the result of a number of Confucius' followers.  Direct quotes from the Analects follow Confucius in Leys, S. (1997) (Trans & Ed). The analects of Confucius. New York: W. W. Norton. [Original work c. 479 BCE]. The Master said: "To learn something and then to put it into practice" Chapter 1.1; The Master said: "A gentleman who lacks gravity has no authority..." Chapter 1.8; The Master absolutely eschewed four things Chapter 8.4; The Master said: "Failure to cultivate moral power," Chapter 7.3; "I am fortunate indeed: whenever I make a mistake," Chapter 7.31; In his village, Confucius was unassuming in his manners, Chapter 10.1; At court, when conversing with the under ministers, he was affable, Chapter 10.2; Lord Ji Kang had asked Confucius who among his disciples loved learning. Chapter 11.8 to 11.10; The master was affable, yet stern; Chapter 7.38; The Master said, "Why did you not say..." Chapter 7.19.
There are many descriptions of Confucian and Confucian-related aesthetics. I drew in particular on a quote from Professor Louise Kuen-Wei Sundararajan, on p. 173 of Averill, J. R., Chon, K. K., & Hahn, D. W. (2001). Emotions and creativity, East and West. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 4, 165-183.