子张曰：「士见危致命，见得思义，祭思敬，丧思哀，其可已矣。」
Zizhang said: "A man of virtue is one who is ready to lay down his life when fac…
子张曰：「执德不弘，信道不笃，焉能为有？焉能为亡？」
Zizhang said: "One who holds to virtue without promoting it, and believes in the…
子夏之门人问交于子张。子张曰：「子夏云何？」对曰：「子夏曰：『可者与之，其不可者拒之。』」子张曰：「异乎吾所闻：君子尊贤…
A disciple of Zixia asked Zizhang about making friends. Zizhang said: "What does…
子夏曰：「虽小道，必有可观者焉，致远恐泥，是以君子不为也。」
Zixia said: "Even in minor pursuits, there is surely something worth observing. …
子夏曰：「日知其所亡，月无忘其所能，可谓好学也已矣。」
Zixia said: "One who each day comes to know what he did not know before, and eac…
子夏曰：「博学而笃志，切问而近思，仁在其中矣。」
Zixia said: "Study broadly and hold fast to your purpose; question earnestly and…
子夏曰：「百工居肆以成其事，君子学以致其道。」
Zixia said: "Craftsmen of every trade ply their work in their workshops; the gen…
子夏曰：「小人之过也必文」
Zixia said: "When a petty man commits a fault, he is sure to gloss it over."
子夏曰：「君子有三变：望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。」
Zixia said: "The gentleman presents three different aspects: seen from afar, he …
子夏曰：「君子信而后劳其民，未信，则以为厉己也；信而后谏，未信，则以为谤己也。」
Zixia said: "The gentleman must first win the trust of the people before he burd…
子夏曰：「大德不逾闲，小德出入可也。」
Zixia said: "In matters of great virtue, one must not overstep the bounds; in ma…
子游曰：「子夏之门人小子，当洒扫应对进退则可矣，抑末也。本之则无，如之何？」子夏闻之，曰：「噫！言游过矣！君子之道，孰先…
Ziyou said: "The disciples of Zixia can manage the tasks of sweeping and cleanin…
子夏曰：「仕而优则学，学而优则仕。」
Zixia said: "When one serves in office and has energy to spare, let him devote i…
子游曰：「丧致乎哀而止。」
Ziyou said: "In mourning, it is enough to give full expression to one's grief, a…
子游曰：「吾友张也为难能也，然而未仁。」
Ziyou said: "My friend Zizhang is a man of rare qualities. And yet he has not at…
曾子曰：「堂堂乎张也，难与并为仁矣。」
Zengzi said: "Imposing indeed is Zizhang in his bearing — and yet it is difficul…
曾子曰：「吾闻诸夫子：人未有自致者也，必也亲丧乎！」
Zengzi said: "I once heard the Master say that a person does not ordinarily give…
曾子曰：「吾闻诸夫子：孟庄子之孝也，其他可能也，其不改父之臣与父之政，是难能也。」
Zengzi said: "I once heard the Master say that in the filial conduct of Meng Zhu…
孟氏使阳肤为士师，问于曾子，曾子曰：「上失其道，民散久矣。如得其情，则哀矜而勿喜。」
When the Meng clan appointed Yangfu as chief magistrate, he sought advice from Z…
子贡曰：「纣之不善，不如是之甚也。是以君子恶居下流，天下之恶皆归焉。」
Zigong said: "The wickedness of Zhòu was not as extreme as the accounts would ha…
子贡曰：「君子之过也，如日月之食焉：过也，人皆见之；更也，人皆仰之。」
Zigong said: "The faults of a gentleman are like eclipses of the sun and moon: w…
卫公孙朝问于子贡曰：「仲尼焉学？」子贡曰：「文武之道，未坠于地，在人。贤者识其大者，不贤者识其小者，莫不有文武之道焉。夫…
Gongsun Chao of Wei asked Zigong, "Where did Zhongni acquire his learning?" Zigo…
叔孙武叔语大夫于朝曰：「子贡贤于仲尼。」子服景伯以告子贡。子贡曰：「譬之宫墙，赐之墙也及肩，窥见室家之好。夫子之墙数仞，…
Shusun Wushu said to the great officers at court, "Zigong is worthier than Zhong…
叔孙武叔毁仲尼。子贡曰：「无以为也！仲尼不可毁也。他人之贤者，丘陵也，犹可逾也；仲尼，日月也，无得而逾焉。人虽欲自绝，其…
Shusun Wushu spoke disparagingly of Zhongni. Zigong said, "It is pointless to do…
陈子禽谓子贡曰：「子为恭也，仲尼岂贤于子乎？」子贡曰：「君子一言以为知，一言以为不知，言不可不慎也。夫子之不可及也，犹天…
Chen Ziqin said to Zigong, "Surely you are being modest. How could Zhongni be wo…