孔子语录-中英文

为人处世篇君子不以言举人，不以人废言。Thesuperiormandoesnotpromoteamansimplyonaccountofhiswords,notdoesheputasidegoodwordsbecauseoftheman.工欲善其事，必先利其器。Acraftsmanwhowishestodohisworkwellmustfirstsharpenhistools.君子和而不同，小人同而不合。Thesuperiormanaimsatharmonybutnotatuniformity.Themeanmanaimsatuniformitybutnotatharmony.欲速则不达，见小利则大事不成。Ifyouhavethingsdonehastily,youwillnotreachthegoal.Ifyouonlyseesmallgains,youwillnotaccomplishgreattasks.其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。Whenaruler'spersonalconductiscorrect,hewillbeobeyedwithouttheissuingoforders.Ifhispersonalconductisnotcorrect,hemayissueorders,buttheywillnotbefollowed.岁寒，然后知松柏之后凋也。Onlywhentheyearbecomescolddoweknowhowthepineandthecypressarethelasttofade.见义不为，无勇也。Toseewhatisrightandnottodoitiswantofcourage.见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。Whenweseemenofworth,weshouldthinkofequallingthem;whenweseemenofacontrarycharacter,weshouldturninwardsandexamineourselves.君子欲讷于言，而敏于行。Thesuperiormanwishestobeslowinhisspeechandearnestinhisconduct.三军可夺师也，匹夫不可夺志也。Thecommanderoftheforcesofalargestatemaybecarriedoff,butthewillofevenacommonmancannotbetakenfromhim.知者不惑，仁者不忧，勇者不惧。Thewisearefreefromperplexities;thevirtuousfromanxiety;andtheboldfromfear.克己复礼为仁。一日克己复礼，天下归仁焉。为仁由己，而由人乎哉。Tosubdueone'sselfandreturntopropriety,isperfectvirtue.Ifamancanforonedaysubduehimselfandreturntopropriety,allunderheavenwillascribeperfectvirtuetohim.Isthepracticeofperfectvirtuefromamanhimself,orisitfromothers?君子敬而无失，与人恭而有礼。四海之内，皆兄弟也，君子何患乎无兄弟也。Letthesuperiormanneverfailreverentiallytoorderhisownconduct,andlethimberespectfultoothersandobservantofpropriety:--thenallwithinthewholecountrywillbehisbrothers.Whathasthesuperiormantodowithbeingdistressedbecausehehasnobrothers?君子成人之美，不成人之恶，小人反是。Thesuperiormanseekstoperfecttheadmirablequalitiesofmen,anddoesnotseektoperfecttheirbadqualities.Themeanmandoestheoppositeofthis.何以报德？以直报怨，以德报德。Withwhatthenwillyourecompensekindness?Recompenseinjurywithjustice,andrecompensekindnesswithkindness.巧言乱德。小不忍，则乱大谋。Speciouswordsconfoundvirtue.Wantofforbearanceinsmallmattersconfoundsgreatplans.道不同，不相为谋。Thosewhosecoursesaredifferentcannotlayplansforoneanother.求知求学篇有教无类。Inteachingthereshouldbenodistinctionofclasses.当仁，不让于师。Whenitcomestobenevolence,oneneednotgiveprecedenceeventohisteacher.学而时习之，不亦说乎？Isitnotpleasanttolearnwithaconstantperseveranceandapplication?温故而知新，可以为师矣。Ifamankeepscherishinghisoldknowledge,soascontinuallytobeacquiringnew,hemaybeateacherofothers.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。Learningwithoutthoughtislabourlost;thoughtwithoutlearningisperilous.敏而好学，不耻下问。Hewasofanactivenatureandyetfondoflearning,andhewasnotashamedtoaskandlearnofhisinferiors.十室之邑，必有忠信，如丘者焉，不如丘之好学也。Inahamletoftenfamilies,theremaybefoundonehonourableandsincereasIam,butnotsofondoflearning.知之者，不如好之者，好之者，不如乐之者。Theywhoknowthetrutharenotequaltothosewholoveit,andtheywholoveitarenotequaltothosewhodelightinit.默而识之，学而不厌，诲人不倦，何有于我哉。Thesilenttreasuringupofknowledge;learningwithoutsatiety;andinstructingotherswithoutbeingwearied--whichoneofthesethingsbelongstome?我非生而知之者，好古，敏以求之者也。Iamnotonewhowasborninthepossessionofknowledge;Iamonewhoisfondofantiquity,andearnestinseekingitthere.三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。WhenIwalkalongwithtwoothers,theymayservemeasmyteachers.Iwillselecttheirgoodqualitiesandfollowthem,theirbadqualitiesandavoidthem.学如不及，犹恐失之。Learnasifyoucouldnotreachyourobject,andwerealwaysfearingalsolestyoushouldloseit.人生态度篇性相近也，习相远也。Bynature,menarenearlyalike;bypractice,theygettobewideapart.过而不改，是谓过矣。Nottomendthefaultonehasmadeistoerrindeed.己所不欲，勿施于人。Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,donotdotoothers.言必信，行必果。Keepwhatyousayandcarryoutwhatyoudo.君子以文会友，以友辅仁。Thesuperiormanongroundsofculturemeetswithhisfriends,andbytheirfriendshiphelpshisvirtue.三军可夺师也，匹夫不可夺志也。ThecommanderoftheforcesofalargeStatemaybecarriedoff,butthewillofevenacommonmancannotbetakenfromhim.后生可畏，焉知来者之不如今也？Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.Howdoyouknowthathisfuturewillnotbeequaltoourpresent?有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？Isitnotdelightfultohavefriendscomingfromdistantquarters?人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？Ishenotamanofcompletevirtue,whofeelsnodiscomposurethoughmenmaytakenonoteofhim?父在，观其志。父没，观其行。三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。Whileaman'sfatherisalive,lookatthebentofhiswill;whenhisfatherisdead,lookathisconduct.Ifforthreeyearshedoesnotalterfromthewayofhisfather,hemaybecalledfilial.不患人之不己知，患不知人也。Iwillnotbeafflictedatmen'snotknowingme;IwillbeafflictedthatIdonotknowmen.诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰：思无邪。IntheBookofPoetryarethreehundredpieces,butthedesignofthemallmaybeembracedinonesentence--Havingnodepravedthoughts.关睢乐而不淫，哀而不伤。TheKwanTsuisexpressiveofenjoymentwithoutbeinglicentious,andofgriefwithoutbeinghurtfullyexcessive.父母在，不远游，游必有方。Whilehisparentsarealive,thesonmaynotgoabroadtoadistance.Ifhedoesgoabroad,hemusthaveafixedplacetowhichhegoes.德不孤，必有邻。Virtueisnotlefttostandalone.Hewhopractisesitwillhaveneighbors.吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。AtfifteenIsetmyheartuponlearning.Atthirty,Iplantedmyfeetfirmupontheground.Atforty,Inolongersufferedfromperplexities.Atfifty,IknewwhatwerethebiddingsofHeaven.Atsixty,Iheardthemwithdocileear.Atseventy,Icouldfollowthedictatesofmyownheart;forwhatIdesirednolongeroversteppedth