颜渊、季路侍。子曰：“盍各言尔志？”子路曰：“愿车马衣轻裘与朋友共，敝之而无憾。”颜渊曰：“愿无伐善，无施劳。”子路曰：“愿闻子之志。”子曰：“老者安之，朋友信之，少者怀之。”
1Yen Yuan and Chi Lu being by his side, the Master said to them, 'Come, let each of you tell his wishes.'
2Tsze-lu said, 'I should like, having chariots and horses, and light fur dresses, to share them with my friends, and though they should spoil them, I would not be displeased.'
3Yen Yuan said, 'I should like not to boast of my excellence, nor to make a display of my meritorious deeds.'
4Tsze-lu then said, 'I should like, sir, to hear your wishes.' The Master said, 'They are, in regard to the aged, to give them rest; in regard to friends, to show them sincerity; in regard to the young, to treat them tenderly.'