The Analects/Book 4
Dwelling in Benevolence
里仁篇 · Le Jin.
Book 4 of the Analects, 26 passages. Each passage has its own page with the Chinese text, a reading above every character, and the English translation.
4.1
The Master said, 'It is virtuous manners which constitute the excellence of a neighborhood. If a…
子曰：“里仁为美。择不处仁，焉得知？”
4.2
The Master said, 'Those who are without virtue cannot abide long either in a condition of…
子曰：“不仁者不可以久处约，不可以长处乐。仁者安仁，”…
4.3
The Master said, 'It is only the (truly) virtuous man, who can love, or who can hate, others.'
子曰：“唯仁者能好人，能恶人。”
4.4
The Master said, 'If the will be set on virtue, there will be no practice of wickedness.'
子曰：“苟志于仁矣，无恶也。”
4.5
The Master said, 'Riches and honours are what men desire. If it cannot be obtained in the proper…
子曰：“富与贵，是人之所欲也；不以其道得之，不处也。”…
4.6
The Master said, 'I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not…
子曰：“我未见好仁者、恶不仁者。好仁者，无以尚之：”…
4.7
The Master said, 'The faults of men are characteristic of the class to which they belong. By…
子曰：“人之过也，各于其党。观过，斯知仁矣。”
4.8
The Master said, 'If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without…
子曰：“朝闻道，夕死可矣。”
4.9
The Master said, 'A scholar, whose mind is set on truth, and who is ashamed of bad clothes and…
子曰：“士志于道，而耻恶衣恶食者，未足与议也。”
4.10
The Master said, 'The superior man, in the world, does not set his mind either for anything, or…
子曰：“君子之于天下也，无适也，无莫也，义之与比。”
4.11
The Master said, 'The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort. The…
子曰：“君子怀德，小人怀土；君子怀刑，小人怀惠。”
4.12
The Master said: 'He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured…
子曰：“放于利而行，多怨。”
4.13
The Master said, 'If a prince is able to govern his kingdom with the complaisance proper to the…
子曰：“能以礼让为国乎，何有？不能以礼让为国，”…
4.14
The Master said, 'A man should say, I am not concerned that I have no place, I am concerned how…
子曰：“不患无位，患所以立。不患莫己知，求为可知也。”…
4.15
The Master said, 'Shan, my doctrine is that of an all-pervading unity.' The disciple Tsang…
子曰：“参乎！吾道一以贯之。”曾子曰：“唯。”子出。…
4.16
The Master said, 'The mind of the superior man is conversant with righteousness; the mind of the…
子曰：“君子喻于义，小人喻于利。”
4.17
The Master said, 'When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men…
子曰：“见贤思齐焉，见不贤而内自省也。”
4.18
The Master said, 'In serving his parents, a son may remonstrate with them, but gently; when he…
子曰：“事父母几谏。见志不从，又敬不违，劳而不怨。”
4.19
The Master said, 'While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance. If he…
子曰：“父母在，不远游，游必有方。”
4.20
The Master said, 'If the son for three years does not alter from the way of his father, he may…
子曰：“三年无改于父之道，可谓孝矣。”
4.21
The Master said, 'The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion…
子曰：“父母之年，不可不知也。一则以喜，一则以惧。”
4.22
The Master said, 'The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was…
子曰：“古者言之不出，耻躬之不逮也。”
4.23
The Master said, 'The cautious seldom err.'
子曰：“以约失之者鲜矣。”
4.24
The Master said, 'The superior man wishes to be slow in his speech and earnest in his conduct.'
子曰：“君子欲讷于言而敏于行。”
4.25
The Master said, 'Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practises it will have neighbors.'
子曰：“德不孤，必有邻。”
4.26
Tsze-yu said, 'In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends,…
子游曰：“事君数，斯辱矣；朋友数，斯疏矣。”