Confucius said: "The Superior Man cares about virtue; the inferior man cares about material things. The Superior Man seeks discipline; the inferior man seeks favors."

子曰:"君子怀徳,小人怀土;君子怀刑,小人怀惠。"

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Confucius said: "If you do everything with a concern for your own advantage, you will be resented by many people."

子曰:"放于利而行,多怨。"

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Confucius said: "If you can govern the country by putting propriety first, what else will you need to do? If you can’t govern your country by putting propriety first, how could you even call it propriety?"

子曰:"能以礼让为国乎,何有不能以礼让为国,如礼何"

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Confucius said: "I don’t worry abut not having a good position; I worry about the means I use to gain position. I don’t worry about being unknown; I seek to be known in the right way."

子曰:"不患无位,患所以立;不患莫己知,求为可知也。"

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Confucius said: "Shan, my Tao is penetrated by a single thread." Tseng Tzu said, "Yes." When the Master left, some disciples asked what he meant. Tseng Tzu said, "Our master’s Tao is to be sincere and fair, and that’s it."

子曰:"参乎吾道一以贯之。"曾子曰:"唯。"子出。门人问曰:"何谓也"曾子曰:"夫子之道,忠恕而已矣。"

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Confucius said: "The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage."

子曰:"君子喩于义,小人喩于利。"

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Confucius said: "When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."

子曰:"见贤思齐焉;见不贤而内自省也。"

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When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don’t distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

事父母几谏。见志不从,又敬不违,劳而不怨。

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Confucius said: "While your parents are alive, it is better not to travel far away. If you do travel, you should have a precise destination."

9子曰:"父母在,不远游,游必有方。"

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Confucius said: "If, for three years (after your father’s death)you don’t alter his ways of doing things, you can certainly be called ’filial.’"

子曰:"三年无改于父之道,可谓孝矣。"

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Confucius said: "Your parents’ age should not be ignored. Sometimes it will be a source of joy, and sometimes it will be a source of apprehension."

子曰:"父母之年,不可不知也:一则以喜,一则以惧。"

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Confucius said: "The ancients were hesitant to speak, fearing that their actions would not do justice to their words."

子曰:"古者言之不出,耻躬之不逮也。"

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Confucius said: "If you are strict with yourself, your mistakes will be few."

子曰:"以约失之者,鲜矣。"

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Confucius said: "The Superior Man desires to be hesitant in speech, but sharp in action."

子曰:"君子欲讷于言,而敏于行。"

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Confucius said: "If you are virtuous, you will not be lonely. You will always have friends."

子曰:"德不孤,必有邻。"

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Tzu Yu said: "In serving your prince, frequent remonstrance will lead to disgrace. With friends, frequent remonstrance will lead to separation."

子游曰:"事君数,斯辱矣;朋友数,斯疏矣。"

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Confucius said of Kung Ye Chang that he was fit for marriage. Even though he was arrested once, he had been innocent; therefore Confucius gave him his daughter in marriage.

子谓公冶长,"可妻也。虽在缧绁之中,非其罪也。"以其子妻之。

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Confucius said of Nan Yung that if the Tao prevailed in the state he would never lack an official post. If the Tao was lacking in the state, he would avoid getting into trouble. He gave him the daughter of his own elder brother in marriage.

子谓南容,"邦有道不废,邦无道免于刑戮。"以其兄之子妻之。

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Confucius said of Tzu Chien: "He is a Superior Man. If the state of Lu is really lacking Superior Men how could he have acquired such a character?"

子谓子贱,"君子哉若人。鲁无君子者,斯焉取斯"

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: Tzu Kung asked: "What do you say of me?"Confucius said, "You are a vessel.""What kind of vessel.""A gemmed sacrificial vessel."

子贡问曰:"赐也何如"子曰:"女,器也。"曰:"何器也"曰:"瑚琏也。"

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