卫灵公问陈于孔子，孔子对曰：「俎豆之事，则尝闻之矣；军旅之事，未之学也。」明日遂行。
Duke Ling of Wei asked the Master about military formations. The Master replied:…
在陈绝粮，从者病，莫能兴。子路愠见，曰：「君子亦有穷乎？」子曰：「君子固穷，小人穷斯滥矣。」
When the Master was in the state of Chen, provisions ran out. His followers fell…
子曰：「赐也，女以予为多学而识之者与？」对曰：「然。非与？」曰：「非也。予一以贯之。」
The Master said to Zigong: "Ci, do you take me to be one who has learned widely …
子曰：「由！知德者鲜矣。」
The Master said: "You! Those who truly understand virtue are few indeed."
子曰：「无为而治者，其舜也与？夫何为哉？恭己正南面而已矣。」
The Master said: "Among those who governed through non-action, was it not Shun? …
子张问行，子曰：「言忠信，行笃敬，虽蛮貊之邦，行矣。言不忠信，行不笃敬，虽州里，行乎哉？立则见其参于前也，在舆则见其倚于…
Zizhang asked about how to succeed wherever one goes. The Master said: "Let your…
子曰：「直哉史鱼！邦有道如矢，邦无道如矢。君子哉，蘧伯玉！邦有道则仕，邦无道则可卷而怀之。」
The Master said: "How upright was Shi Yu! When the state was well governed, he w…
子曰：「可与言而不与之言，失人；不可与言而与之言失言。知者不失人，亦不失言。」
The Master said: "To fail to speak with one who is worth speaking to is to lose …
子曰：「志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。」
The Master said: "Among men of resolve and men of benevolence, none will seek to…
子贡问为仁，子曰：「工欲善其事，必先利其器。居是邦也，事其大夫之贤者，友其士之仁者。」
Zigong asked about the cultivation of humaneness. The Master said: "A craftsman …
颜渊问为邦，子曰：「行夏之时，乘殷之辂，服周之冕，乐则《韶》、《舞》，放郑声，远佞人。郑声淫，佞人殆。」
Yan Yuan asked about governing a state. The Master said: "Follow the calendar of…
子曰：「人无远虑，必有近忧。」
The Master said: "A man who does not think ahead will inevitably find trouble cl…
子曰：「已矣乎！吾未见好德如好色者也。」
The Master said: "It is all over! I have never seen a man who loves virtue as mu…
子曰：「臧文仲其窃位者与？知柳下惠之贤而不与立也。」
The Master said: "Was Zang Wenzhong not one who occupied his position without me…
子曰：「躬自厚而薄责于人，则远怨矣。」
The Master said: "One who is strict in reproaching himself yet lenient toward ot…
子曰：「不曰『如之何如之何』者，吾末如之何也已矣。」
The Master said: "For those who never ask themselves 'what should I do, what sho…
子曰,「群居终日,言不及义,好行小慧,难矣哉!」
The Master said: "Those who spend all day gathered together, never speaking of w…
子曰：「君子义以为质，礼以行之，孙以出之，信以成之。君子哉！」
The Master said: "The exemplary person takes righteousness as the foundation, pr…
子曰：「君子病无能焉，不病人之不己知也。」
The Master said: "The exemplary person is troubled by his own lack of ability, n…
子曰：「君子疾没世而名不称焉。」
The Master said: "The gentleman is troubled by the thought that after his death …
子曰：「君子求诸己，小人求诸人。」
The Master said: "The gentleman demands of himself; the petty man demands of oth…
子曰：「君子矜而不争，群而不党。」
The Master said: "The gentleman is dignified but never contentious; he is sociab…
子曰：「君子不以言举人，不以人废言。」
The Master said: "The gentleman does not recommend a man solely on account of hi…
子贡问曰：「有一言而可以终身行之者乎？」子曰：「其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施于人。」
Zigong asked: "Is there a single word that one may practice throughout one's lif…
子曰：「吾之于人也，谁毁谁誉？如有所誉者，其有所试矣。斯民也，三代之所以直道而行也。」
The Master said: "As for my attitude toward others, whom have I disparaged, and …
子曰：「吾犹及史之阙文也。有马者，借人乘之。今亡矣夫！」
The Master said: "I can still recall the time when historians would leave gaps i…
子曰：「巧言乱德。小不忍，则乱大谋。」
The Master said: "Clever words corrupt virtue. Failure to exercise patience in s…
子曰：「众恶之，必察焉；众好之，必察焉。」
The Master said: "When all people despise a man, you must examine the matter car…
子曰：「人能弘道，非道弘人。」
The Master said: "It is man who is able to broaden and glorify the Way; it is no…
子曰：「过而不改，是谓过矣。」
The Master said: "To have faults and not correct them — this is what is truly ca…
子曰：「吾尝终日不食，终夜不寝，以思，无益，不如学也。」
The Master said: "I once went without food all day and without sleep all night, …
子曰「君子谋道不谋食。耕也，馁在其中矣。学也，禄在其中矣。君子忧道不忧贫。」
The Master said: "The gentleman devotes his thoughts to the Way, not to securing…
子曰：「知及之，仁不能守之，虽得之，必失之。知及之，仁能守之，不庄以涖之，则民不敬。知及之，仁能守之，庄以涖之，动之不以…
The Master said: "If wisdom is sufficient to attain it, but benevolence is insuf…
子曰：「君子不可小知而可大受也,小人不可大受而可小知也。」
The Master said: "A gentleman cannot be fully known through small matters, yet h…
子曰：「民之于仁也，甚于水火。水火，吾见蹈而死者矣，未见蹈仁而死者也。」
The Master said: "The people's need for ren is greater even than their need for …
子曰：「当仁，不让于师。」
The Master said: "When it comes to the pursuit of ren, do not yield even to your…
子曰：「君子贞而不谅。」
The Master said: "The gentleman holds fast to great integrity, and does not bind…
子曰：「事君，敬其事而后其食。」
The Master said: "In serving one's lord, attend diligently to your duties first,…
子曰：「有教无类。」
The Master said: "In education, let there be no distinction of kind."
子曰：「道不同，不相为谋。」
The Master said: "Those who follow different paths cannot lay plans for one anot…
子曰：「辞达而已矣。」
The Master said: "In language, it is simply required that it convey the meaning.…
师冕见，及阶，子曰：「阶也。」及席，子曰：「席也。」皆坐，子告之曰：「某在斯，某在斯。」师冕出。子张问曰：「与师言之道与…
The blind musician Mian came to visit. When he reached the steps, the Master sai…