四书TheFourBooks《大学》TheGreatLearning《中庸》TheDoctrineoftheMean《论语》TheConfucianAnalects《孟子》TheWorksofMencius|《论语》TheConfucianAnalects学而时习之,不亦说乎
Itisindeedapleasuretoacquireknowledgeand,asyougoonacquiring,toputintopracticewhatyouhaveacquired
有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎
Agreaterpleasurestillitiswhenfriendsofcongenialmindscomefromafartoseekyoubecauseofyourattainments
温故而知新,可以为师矣
Ifamanwillconstantlygooverwhathehasacquiredandkeepcontinuallyaddingtoitnewacquirements,hemaybecomeateacherofmen
学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆
Studywithoutthinkingislaborlost
Thinkingwithoutstudyisperilous
君子周而不比,小人比而不周
Awisemanisimpartial,notneutral
Afoolisneutralbutnotimpartial
知之为知之,不知为不知,是知也
Toknowwhatitisthatyouknow,andtoknowwhatitisthatyoudonotknow,—thatisunderstanding
辜鸿铭译|《孟子》TheWorksofMencius故天将降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,劳其筋骨、饿其体肤,空乏其身,行拂乱其所为,所以动心忍性,曾益其所不能