子曰：「述而不作，信而好古，窃比于我老彭。」
The Master said: "I transmit rather than create; I trust in and love the ancient…
子曰：「默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉？」
The Master said: "To retain what I have learned in silence, to study without eve…
子曰：「德之不修，学之不讲，闻义不能徙，不善不能改，是吾忧也。」
The Master said: "Virtue left uncultivated, learning left undiscussed, hearing w…
子之燕居，申申如也，夭夭如也。
When the Master was at leisure at home, his manner was relaxed and composed, and…
子曰：「甚矣，吾衰也！久矣，吾不复梦见周公。」
The Master said: "How greatly I have declined! It has been so long since I last …
子曰：「志于道，据于德，依于仁，游于艺。」
The Master said: "Set your heart on the Way, hold firm to virtue, rely on benevo…
子曰：「自行束脩以上，吾未尝无诲焉。」
The Master said: "I have never withheld instruction from anyone who came to me w…
子曰：「不愤不启，不悱不发。举一隅不以三隅反，则不复也。」
The Master said: "I will not enlighten one who is not eager to learn, nor guide …
子食于有丧者之侧，未尝饱也。
When the Master dined beside someone in mourning, he never ate his fill.
子于是日哭，则不歌。
On any day that the Master had wept, he would not sing.
子谓颜渊曰：「用之则行，舍之则藏，惟我与尔有是夫！」子路曰：「子行三军，则谁与？」子曰：「暴虎冯河，死而无悔者，吾不与也…
The Master said to Yan Yuan: "When called to serve, one goes forth and acts; whe…
子曰：「富而可求也，虽执鞭之士，吾亦为之。如不可求，从吾所好。」
The Master said: "If wealth were something that could rightly be pursued, I woul…
子之所慎：齐，战，疾。
There were three things to which the Master gave his most careful attention: fas…
子在齐闻《韶》，三月不知肉味。曰：「不图为乐之至于斯也！」
When the Master heard the Shao music in the state of Qi, for a long time afterwa…
冉有曰：「夫子为卫君乎？」子贡曰：「诺，吾将问之。」入曰：「伯夷、叔齐何人也？」曰：「古之贤人也。」曰：「怨乎？」曰：「…
Ran You said: "Is the Master in favor of the ruler of Wei?" Zigong said: "Very w…
子曰：「饭疏食，饮水，曲肱而枕之，乐亦在其中矣。不义而富且贵，于我如浮云。」
The Master said: "To eat coarse food, drink plain water, and sleep with one's ar…
子曰：「加我数年，五十以学《易》，可以无大过矣。」
The Master said: "Grant me a few more years, so that by fifty I may devote mysel…
子所雅言，《诗》《书》、执礼，皆雅言也。
The Master always spoke in the standard tongue when reciting the Book of Songs, …
叶公问孔子于子路，子路不对。子曰：「女奚不曰：其为人也，发愤忘食，乐以忘忧，不知老之将至云尔。」
The Duke of She asked Zilu about Confucius, and Zilu gave no answer. The Master …
子曰：「我非生而知之者，好古，敏以求之者也。」
The Master said: "I am not one who was born with knowledge. I am one who loves a…
子不语：怪、力、乱、神。
The Master did not speak of: strange phenomena, feats of strength, disorder, or …
子曰：「三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。」
The Master said: "Whenever three people walk together, there is surely one who c…
子曰：「天生德于予，桓魋其如予何？」
The Master said: "Heaven has endowed me with virtue. What can Huan Tui do to me?…
子曰：「二三子以我为隐乎？吾无隐乎尔。吾无行而不与二三子者，是丘也。」
The Master said: "Do you think, my young friends, that I am concealing anything …
子以四教：文，行，忠，信。
The Master taught under four headings: cultural learning, moral conduct, wholehe…
子曰：「圣人，吾不得而见之矣；得见君子者，斯可矣。」子曰：「善人，吾不得而见之矣：得见有恒者，斯可矣。亡而为有，虚而为盈…
The Master said: "A sage I cannot hope to meet; to meet a true gentleman would b…
子钓而不纲，弋不射宿。
The Master fished with a line and hook, but not with a net stretched across the …
子曰：「盖有不知而作之者，我无是也。多闻，择其善者而从之，多见而识之，知之次也。」
The Master said: "There are perhaps those who act on knowledge they do not truly…
互乡难与言，童子见，门人惑。子曰：、与其进也，不与其退也，唯何甚！人洁己以进，与其洁也，不保其往也。
The people of Huxiang were difficult to converse with, yet when a young boy from…
子曰：「仁远乎哉？我欲仁，斯仁至矣。」
The Master said: "Is benevolence truly so far away? The moment I desire benevole…
陈司败问：「昭公知礼乎？」孔子曰：「知礼。」孔子退，揖巫马期而进之，曰：「吾闻君子不党，君子亦党乎？君取于吴，为同姓，谓…
The Minister of Justice of Chen asked: "Did Duke Zhao of Lu know the rites?" The…
子与人歌而善，必使反之，而后和之。
When the Master sang with others and found their singing good, he would always a…
子曰：「文，莫吾犹人也。躬行君子，则吾未之有得。」
The Master said: "In book learning, I am perhaps no different from others. But a…
子曰：「若圣与仁，则吾岂敢！抑为之不厌，诲人不倦，则可谓云尔已矣。」公西华曰：「正唯弟子不能学也。」
The Master said: "As for being a sage or a man of benevolence, how would I dare …
子疾病，子路请祷。子曰：「有诸？」子路对曰：「有之。《诔》曰：『祷尔于上下神衹。』」子曰：「丘之祷久矣。」
The Master fell gravely ill, and Zilu asked permission to pray on his behalf. Th…
子曰：「奢则不孙，俭则固。与其不孙也，宁固。」
The Master said: "Extravagance leads to arrogance, while frugality leads to shab…
子曰：「君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚。」
The Master said: "The gentleman is broad-minded and at ease; the petty man is al…
子温而厉，威而不猛，恭而安。
The Master was warm yet dignified, commanding yet not fierce, respectful yet com…