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I think its great. There's a lot of wisdom to unpack in Confucius. It's also bite-sized wisdom. There's no major concepts to understand beyond ‘virtue'. Confucius is pretty simple in his philosophy. It's mainly improving oneself and constantly growing. As a result, he makes a clear difference between a higher and a lower person, i.e. one that is dedicated to learning and growth versus someone who is not.
From my understanding, the philosophy of Confucius can be considered generally a good one. It evokes constant self-growth and to be good around others. It's main weakness however could be in how strict and limiting it is. It's very much fighting against your base instincts and doing what is ‘right'. There's also the issue of Confucius' emphasis on religious law which could challenge secular philosophy.
Nonetheless, the Analects is a classic piece of Eastern Philosophy and I encourage others to read it if they have any interest in philosophy.