论语
学而时习之 Pleasure and Humility 1
君子务本 The Root of Benevolence 2
吾日三省吾身 Self-Critique 3
千乘之国 Ruling a Large Country 4
弟子入则孝 The Fine Young Man 5
君子不重则不威 The Gentleman 6
民德归厚 A Virtuous People 7
譬如北辰 Like the North Star 8
有耻且格 Shame 9
志于学 Cultivating the Way 10
问孝 Providing for Parents 11
为师 Teaching 12
言行 Words and Actions 13
周而不比 Good to All 14
学而不思则罔 Study and Contemplation 15
知之为知之 True Understanding 16
君子无所争 A Gentleman’s Contentions 17
知礼 Proper Ceremony 18
里仁为美 A Benevolent Neighborhood 19
仁者安仁 Residing in Benevolence 20
仁者能好人 Liking People 21
苟志于仁 Willful Benevolence 22
朝闻道 The Way in the Morning 23
士志于道 The Way of Self-Respect 24
义之与比 Doing the Right Thing 25
放于利而行 The Profit Motive 26
不患无位 What It Takes 27
君子喻于义Profit and Righteousness 28
见贤思齐 Seeing Yourself in Others 29
远游 Traveling 30
言之不出 Reckless Words 31
德不孤 Friends of Virtue 32
颜回之智 Yan Hui’s Intellect 33
朽木不可雕也 Zai Yu and the Filthy Wall 34
谓之“文” The Meaning of “Cultured” 35
君子子产 Zichan the Gentleman 36
不念旧恶 Dwelling On the Past 37
巧言令色 Contriving Appearances 38
言志 Wishes 39
自讼 Self-Blame 40
颜回好学 Yan Hui’s Learning 41
颜回之贤 Yan Hui’s Worthiness 42
文质彬彬 Peasants and Pedants 43
知之者不如好之者 The Delight of Study 44
仁者与智者 The Wise and the Benevolent 45
君子之道 The Gentlemans Way 46
仁之方 The Method of Benevolence 47
述而不作 Transmitting Ideas 48
学而不厌 A Scholar’s Ease 49
梦见周公 Dreaming of the Duke of Zhou 50
志于道 The Foundation of Good Conduct 51
未尝无海 Universal Education 52
不愤不启 Teaching Good Students 53
从吾所好 Wealth and Enjoyment 54
乐朴 Simple Pleasures 55
好学 Knowledge and Study 56
三人行必有我师 Learning from Others 57
钓而不纲 Fair Play 58
奢俭 Extravagance and Parsimony 59
君子坦荡 A Gentleman’s Freedom 60
人之将死,其言也善 Dying Men Don’t Lie 61
任重道远 A Scholar’s Path 62
学如不及 Good Students Fear Forgetting 63
利,命,仁Profit, Fate, and Benevolence 64
逝者如斯 The Stream of Time 65
后生可畏 Age and Respect 66
匹夫不可夺志 The Unshakable Will 67
知者不惑 Facing Facts 68
厩焚 Fire in the Stable 69
未知生,焉知死? Spirits and Death 70
过犹不及 Overdoing It 71
仁 Benevolence 72
问仁 The Golden Rule 73
四海皆兄弟 Brothers 74
民无信不立 The People’s Trust 75
成人之美 Assist in the Good 76
问友 Friendship and Advice 77
问政 Leadership by Example 78
其身正,不令而行 The Upright Leader 79
正己 Rectifying Oneself 80
欲速则不达 Patience and Prescience 81
樊迟问仁 Fan Chi Asks About Benevolence 82
和而不同 An Agreeable Person 83
泰而不骄 A Contented Person 84
贫而无怨 Poor Without Complaint 85
成人 The Complete Person 86
言之不怍 Shameless Words 87
学者何为 Why Study 88
耻其言而过其行 Extravagant in Deeds 89
评头论足 Throwing Stones 90
千里马 A Good Horse 91
以直报怨 How to Treat One’s Enemies 92
知我者 Understanding Confucius 93
知其不可而为之 Stubborn 94
有道则仕 Conditional Service 95
失言 Misspeaking 96
为仁 Cultivating Benevolence 97
人无远虑,必有近忧 Thinking Ahead 98
言不及义? The Difficult Ones 99
以言举人 Judging People and Words 100
己所不欲,勿施于人 The Golden Rule 101
小不忍则乱大谋 Discretion and Forbearance 102
众恶之必察焉 Be Skeptical 103
道 The Dao 104
过而不改是谓过矣 Transgression 105
思与学 Thinking vs. Studying 106
当仁不让 Yield to No One 107
贞而不谅 The Proper Way 108
益者三友 Making Friends 109
君子有三戒 The Three Temptations 110
生而知之 Natural Understanding 111
君子九思 The Nine Considerations 112
诚不以富 Praising Deeds 113
性相近,习相远 Nature vs. Nurture 114
六弊 The Six Defects 115
穿窬之盗 The Brazen Burglar 116
道听途说 Gossip 117
鄙夫不可与事君The Depraved Official 118
恶紫之夺朱 Detestable Changes 119
玩乐 well-fed all day 120
四十而见恶 An Immature Forty 121
仁者之责 Benevolence and Duty 122
好学 The Lover of Learning 123
仁在其中 Benevolence Realized 124
信而后劳其民 Earning Trust 125
大德不逾闲 Crossing the Line 126
君子之过也 Being an Example 127
中庸
章 天命之谓性 Moderation and Harmony 11
第二章 君子中庸,小人反中庸 The Gentleman and the Lesser Man 14
第三章 中庸其至矣乎,民鲜能久矣 Long Absent 15
第四章 道之不行 Following the Way 16
第五章 道其不行矣夫 Failure of the World 17
第六章 舜其大知也与 Shun 18
第七章 人皆曰予知 Wise People Practice What They Know 19
第八章 颜回择乎中庸 Yan Hui Chooses the Middle Path 20
第九章 中庸不可能 Impossible 21
第十章 子路问“强” True Strength 22
第十一章 素隐行怪,吾弗为之 Confucius Wouldn’t Do That 24
第十二章 君子之道,费而隐 The Simple-Minded Couple 25
第十三章 君子以人治人 The Axe Handle 26
第十四章 君子素其位而行 Acting the Part 30
第十五章 宜尔室家 The Family 34
第十七章 舜其大孝 Greatest Filial Virtue 36
第十八章 无忧者,其唯文王 King Wen 39
第十九章 孝之至 Perfect Filial Virtue 40
第二十章 为政在人 Good Government 43
第二十一章 诚则明,明则诚 Sincerity and Understanding 59
第二十二章 唯天下至诚能尽其性 Acting From Self-Nature 60
第二十三章 唯天下至诚为能化 Sincerity and Transformation 61
第二十四章 至诚之道,可以前知 Predicting the Future 63
第二十五章 诚者自成 Sincerity and Completion 65
第二十六章 博厚所以载物 Expansive Sincerity 67
第二十七章 既明且哲 Intelligent Silence 71
第二十八章 愚而好自用 The Wrong Way 72
第二十九章 君子之道 The Way of the Gentleman 73
第三十章 仲尼祖述尧舜 Confucius’ Role-Models 76
第三十一章 天下至圣 The Perfect Sage 77
第三十二章 天下至诚 The Perfect Sincerity 78
第三十三章 君子之道,淡而不厌 Covering Brocade 80
大学
经 1
大学之道Three General Headings 3
定、静、安、虑、得From Abidance to Attainment 4
物有本末Roots and Branches 5
欲明明德The Eight Particulars 6
物格而后知至First to Last 8
修身为本Self-cultivation 10
传The Commentaries 11
释“明明德”On Expressing Clear Virtue 17
释“新民”On Renewing the People 18
释“止于至善”On Abiding in Perfect Goodness 19
释“本末”On Roots and Branches 25
释“格物、致知”On Investigating Things and Extending Understanding 26
释“诚意”On Making Intentions Sincere 29
释“正心、修身”On Ordering the Mind and Cultivating the Self 32
释“修身、齐家”On Cultivating the Self and Regulating the Family 34
释“齐家、治国”On Regulating the Family and Governing the Country 36
释“治国、平天下”On Governing the Country and Bringing Peace to the Land 43
孟子
孟子 Mencius 1
梁惠王篇 King Hui of Liang 11
公孙丑篇 Gongsun Chou 22
滕文公篇 Duke Wen of Teng 27
离娄篇 Li Lou 33
万章篇 Wan Zhang 68
告子篇 Gao zi 71
尽心篇 Wholehearted 80