子曰：「泰伯，其可谓至德也已矣。三以天下让，民无得而称焉。」
The Master said: "Taibo may truly be said to have possessed virtue of the highes…
子曰：「恭而无礼则劳，慎而无礼则葸，勇而无礼则乱，直而无礼则绞。君子笃于亲，则民兴于仁，故旧不遗，则民不偷。」
The Master said: "Reverence without ritual becomes mere toil; caution without ri…
曾子有疾，召门弟子曰：「启予足！启予手！《诗》云『战战兢兢，如临深渊，如履薄冰。』而今而后，吾知免夫！小子！」
Zengzi was gravely ill. He summoned his disciples and said: "Look at my feet! Lo…
曾子有疾，孟敬子问之。曾子言曰：「鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。君子所贵乎道者三：动容貌，斯远暴慢矣：正颜色，…
Zengzi was gravely ill, and Meng Jingzi came to visit him. Zengzi spoke, saying:…
曾子曰：「以能问于不能，以多问于寡：有若无，实若虚；犯而不校。昔者吾友尝从事于斯矣。」
Zengzi said: "To be capable yet seek guidance from those who are not; to be lear…
曾子曰：「可以托六尺之孤，可以寄百里之命，临大节而不可夺也。君子人与？君子人也。」
Zengzi said: "A man to whom one can entrust an orphaned young prince, to whom on…
曾子曰：「士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎？死而后已，不亦远乎？」
Zengzi said: "A man of learning cannot afford to be without breadth of mind and …
子曰：「兴于诗，立于礼，成于乐。」
The Master said: "One's aspirations are aroused through the Odes, one's characte…
子曰：「民可使由之，不可使知之。」
The Master said: "The common people may be guided along the right path, but they…
子曰：「好勇疾贫，乱也。人而不仁，疾之已甚。乱也。」
The Master said: "When a man is bold yet resents poverty, he is prone to causing…
子曰：「如有周公之才之美，使骄且吝，其余不足观也已。」
The Master said: "Even if a man possesses talents as admirable as those of the D…
子曰：「三年学，不至于谷，不易得也。」
The Master said: "One who has studied for three years and yet has not set his mi…
子曰：「笃信好学，守死善道，危邦不入，乱邦不居。天下有道则见，无道则隐。邦有道，贫且贱焉，耻也；邦无道，富且贵焉，耻也。…
The Master said: "Hold fast to your convictions, learn earnestly, and guard the …
子曰：「不在其位，不谋其政。」
The Master said: "One who does not hold a given office should not concern himsel…
子曰：「师挚之始，《关雎》之乱，洋洋乎盈耳哉。」
The Master said: "From the opening played by the Grand Music Master Zhi to the c…
子曰：「狂而不直，侗而不愿，悾悾而不信，吾不知之矣。」
The Master said: "Those who are reckless yet not upright, ignorant yet not since…
子曰：「学如不及，犹恐失之。」
The Master said: "Pursue learning as though you could never catch up, and even w…
子曰：「巍巍乎！舜禹之有天下也，而不与焉。」
The Master said: "How majestic! Shun and Yu possessed the empire, yet took no pe…
子曰：「大哉，尧之为君也！巍巍乎，唯天为大，唯尧则之。荡荡乎，民无能名焉。巍巍乎，其有成功也。焕乎，其有文章。」
The Master said: "How great was Yao as a ruler! How sublime! It is Heaven alone …
舜有臣五人而天下治。武王曰：「予有乱臣十人。」孔子曰：「才难，不其然乎？唐虞之际，于斯为盛。有妇人焉，九人而已。三分天下…
Shun had five ministers and the empire was well governed. King Wu said: "I have …
子曰：「禹，吾无间然矣。菲饮食，而致孝乎鬼神；恶衣服，而致美乎黻冕；卑宫室，而尽力乎沟洫。禹，吾无间然矣！」
The Master said: "Yu — I can find no fault with him whatsoever. He ate and drank…