The Master said, To learn and at due times to repeat what one has learnt, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar, is this not after all delightful? To remain unsoured even though one’s merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman?
曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身：為人謀而不忠乎？與朋友交而不信乎？傳不習乎？”
Master Tseng said, Every day I examine myself on these three points: in acting on behalf of others, have I always been loyal to their interests? In intercourse with my friends, have I always been true to my word? Have I failed to repeat the precepts that have been handed down to me?
有子曰：“禮之用，和為貴。先王之道，斯為美，小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不以禮節之，亦不可行也。
Master Yu said, In the usages of ritual it is harmony that is prized; the Way of the Former Kings from this got its beauty. Both small matters and great depend upon it. If things go amiss, he who knows the harmony will be able to attune them. But if harmony itself is not modulated by ritual, things will still go amiss.
子曰：“吾十有五而誌於學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而從心所欲，不逾矩。”
The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.
子曰：“其身正，不令而行；其身不正，雖令不從。”
The Master said, If the ruler himself is upright all will go well even though he does not give orders. But if he himself is not upright, even though he gives orders, they will not be obeyed.
子曰：“三人行，必有我師焉。擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。”
The Master said, Even when walking in a party of no more than three I can always be certain of learning from those I am with. There will be good qualities that I can select for imitation and bad ones that will teach me what requires correction in myself.
子曰：“出門如見大賓，使民如承大祭。己所不欲，勿施於人。在邦無怨，在家無怨。”
Confucius said，“When you go out of your home, behave as is you were meeting important guests; when you are using the common people’s labor, behave as if you were conducting a solemn sacrificial ceremony. Do not impose on others what you do not desire yourself. Bear no grudge against the state where you work; have no feeling of dissatisfaction when you stay at home.”
孔子說： “富裕和顯貴是人人向往的，但不用正當的方法得到，不能接受。貧窮與卑賤是人人厭惡的，但不用正當的方法，有了也不能擺脫。”
Confucius said， “Wealth and high position are desired by all men, but if they are not gained in the right way, they should not be accepted. Poverty and low position are hated by all men, but if they cannot be rid if in the right way, they should not be given up.”
子曰：“剛、毅、木、訥近仁。”
Confucius said， “Being firm, resolute, simple and reticent is close to being humane.”
子曰：“唯仁者能好人，能惡人。”
Confucius said， “Only the humane can love others and hate others.”