古圣贤语录英）

1、 学而时习之，不亦说乎。有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎

Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn’t it also great when friends visit from distant places?

2、 巧言令色，鲜矣仁。

Someone who is a clever speaker and maintains a “too-smiley”face is seldom considered a humane person

3、 诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰：思无邪

The 300 verses of the Book of Odes can be summed up in a single phrase :Don’t think in an evil way.

4、 为政以德

Govern with the power of virtue.

5、 子曰：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。

Confucius said : At fifteen my heart was set on learning ;at thirty I stood firm ;at forty I had no more doubts ;at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart’s desire without transgressing the norm.”

6、 温故而知新，可以为师矣。

Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.

7、 学而优则仕

A good scholar can become an official.

8、 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆

To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

9、 成事不说，遂事不谏，既往不咎

Don’t bother explaining that which has already been done ;don’t bother criticizing that which is already gone; don’t bother blaming that which is already past.

10、子曰：朝闻道，夕死可矣

Confucius said :“if I can hear the Tao in the morning ,in the evening I can die content”

11、见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not good

reflect on you own week points.

12、子曰：德不孤，必有邻

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

13、子曰：三人行必有我师焉，择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之

Confucius said : when three men a walking together, there is one who can be my teacher . I pick out people’s good and follow it .when I see their bad points , I correct them in myself.

14、性相近也，习相远也。

People are similar by nature, but through habituation become quite different from each other.

 

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