孔子语录的英文翻译。

性相近也，习相远也。By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

过而不改，是谓过矣。Not to mend the fault one has made is to err indeed.

己所不欲，勿施于人。What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

言必信，行必果。Keep what you say and carry out what you do.

君子以文会友，以友辅仁。The superior man on grounds of culture meets with his friends, and by

their friendship helps his virtue.

三军可夺师也，匹夫不可夺志也。The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried

off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

后生可畏，焉知来者之不如今也？A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that

his future will not be equal to our present?

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? 人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎？Is he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure

though men may take no note of him?

父在，观其志。父没，观其行。三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。While a man‘s father is alive, look at the bent of his will; when his father is dead, look at his conduct. If for three years he does

not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.

不患人之不己知，患不知人也。I will not be afflicted at men‘s not knowing me; I will be afflicted

that I do not know men.

诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰：思无邪。In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design

of them all may be embraced in one sentence– ―Having no depraved thoughts.‖

关睢乐而不淫，哀而不伤。The Kwan Tsu is expressive of enjoyment without being licentious,

and of grief without being hurtfully excessive.

父母在，不远游，游必有方。While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes.

Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect .(William

Shakespeare , British dramatist)

不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚.W.)

Don―t part with your illusions . When they are gone you may still exist , but you have ceased to live. (Mark Twain , American writer)

不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。（(美国作家 马克 吐温)

I want to bring out the secrets of nature and apply them for the happiness of man . I don―t know of any better service to offer for the short time we are in the world .(Thomas Edison , American inventor)

我想揭示大自然的秘密，用来造福人类。我认为，在我们的短暂一生中，最好的贡献莫过于此了。 (美国发明家 爱迪生. T.)

Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal , there is no secure direction ; without direction , there is no life .( Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer)

理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。

(俄国作家 托尔斯泰. L .)

If winter comes , can spring be far behind ?( P. B. Shelley , British poet )

冬天来了，春天还会远吗？( 英国诗人, 雪莱. P. B.)

If you doubt yourself , then indeed you stand on shaky11 ground .(

Ibsen , Norwegian dramatist )

如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。 (挪威剧作家 易卜生)

If you would go up high , then use your own legs ! Do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people―s backs and heads . (F. W . Nietzsche , German Philosopher)

如果你想走到高处，就要使用自己的两条腿！不要让别人把你抬到高处；不要坐在别人的背上和头上。(德国哲学家 尼采. F. W.)

It is at our mother―s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest , but there is seldom any money in them.( Mark Twain , American writer )

就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了我们的最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有任何金钱。(美国作家 马克 吐温)医学全在线

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

Alexander Dumas (Davy de La Pailleterie, French Writer)

生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。 (法国作家 大仲马. A.)

The ideals which have lighted my way , and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully 19 have been kindness , beauty and truth .(Albert Einstein , American scientist) 有些理想曾为我们引过道路，并不断给我新的勇气以欣然面对人生，那些理想就是——真、善、美。 (美国科学家 爱因斯坦 . A .)

The important thing in life is to have a great aim , and the determination to attain it. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe , German Poet and dramatist)

人生重要的事情就是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。戏剧家 歌德 . J . M .) (德国诗人、

The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds .(Mark Twain , American writer) 具有新想法的人在其想法实现之前是个怪人。 (美国作家 马克 吐温)

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today .(Franklin Roosevelt ,

American president)

实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 (美国总统 罗斯福. F .)

When an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to is are also lawful and obligatory .(Abraham Lincoln , American statesman)

如果一个目的是正当而必须做的，则达到这个目的的必要手段也是正当而必须采取的。(美国政治家 林肯. A.)

1.不以物喜，不以己悲。

Not pleased by external gains, not sadded by personal losses.

2.人无远虑，必有近忧。

He who gives no thought to the futhure is sure to be beset by worries at hand.

3.善有善报恶有恶报。

Good will be rewarded with good, evil with evil.

4.只要功夫深铁杵磨成针。

If you work hard enough, you can grin an iron rod into a niddle.

5.吃一堑长一智。

a fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

6.患难见真情。

a friend in need is a friend indeed.

7.星星之火可以燎原。

a little sparkle knindles a great fire.

8.本性难移。

a leopard cannot change his spots.

9.失之毫厘谬以千里。

a miss is as good as a mile.

10. 远亲不如近邻。

a new friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

11.不到黄河不死心。

ambition never dies until there is no way out.

12.物以类聚人以群分。

birds of a feather gather together.

13.三思而后行。

look before you leap.

14.少壮不努力老大徒伤悲

lasy youth, lousy age.

15.冰冻三尺非一日之寒。

rome won't built in a day.

16三个臭皮匠赛过一个诸葛亮。

two heads are better than one.

17.活到老学到老

you are never too old to learn.

18知己知彼百战不殆。

know the enemy and know yourself, you'll fight a hundred battles without defeat.

19.欲速则不达。

more haste less speed.

20.某事在人成事在天

man proposes, god disposes.

—— pinkandblue

条条道路通罗马。

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROMA 。

一燕不成夏。

ONE SORROWN DON?T MAKE A SUMMER。

千里之行始于足下。

A thousand miles begins with a single step。

路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索

Road repair its long Xi Yuan, Wu Jiang from top to bottom and explorations. —— HOEIN

路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I‘ll search with my will unbending.

学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。

It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar.

但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。

We wish each other a long life so as to share the beauty of this graceful

moonlight, even though miles apart.

独在异乡为异客，每逢佳节倍思亲。

A lonely stranger in a strange land I am cast, I miss my family all the more on every festive day.

大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。

The endless river eastward flows; with its huge waves are gone all those gallant heroes of bygone years.

二人同心，其利断金。

If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness can cut through metal.

富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能曲，此之谓大丈夫。

It is a true great man whom no money and rank can confuse, no poverty and hardship can shake, and no power and force can suffocate.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。A bosom friend afar brings distance near.

江山如此多娇，引无数英雄尽折腰。

This land so rich in beauty has made countless heroes bow in homage.

举头望明月，低头思故乡。

Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around.

俱往矣，数风流人物，还看今朝。

All are past and gone; we look to this age for truly great men.

天生我才必有用。

Heaven has endowed me with talents for eventual use.

天时不如地利，地利不如人和。

Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are less important than terrestrial advantages, which in turn are less important than the unity among people.

天行健，君子以自强不息。

As Heaven‘s movement is ever vigorous, so must a gentleman ceaselessly strive along.

温故而知新，可以为师矣。

He who by reviewing the old can gain knowledge of the new and is fit to be a teacher.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without learning ends in danger.

学而不厌，诲人不倦。

Never be contented with your study; never be impatient with your teaching.

学如逆水行舟，不进则退。

Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.

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—— francois00