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1、Wise Quotes of Confucius孔子名Wise Quotes of Confucius 看原版的卡耐基经典时，发现上面好几处都提到了孔子的思想、名言。从小就被要求熟读诵记的文言文形式的论语，突然以英文的形式接触到，感觉既亲近又生远。亲近的是这是中国的文化，在西方也被推崇学习；生远的是看到这些英文翻译自己记不起来汉语原文。 下面是摘录的一些英文版本的孔子名言，一直想找出对映的文言文原文。 1.A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.君子耻其言而过其行。 2.Ability will ne
2、ver catch up with the demand for it. 3.An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.苛政猛于虎。 4.And remember, no matter where you go, there you are. 5.Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. 6.By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second
3、, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. 7.Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. 8.Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.生死有命，富贵在天。 9.Do not impose on others what you your
4、self do not desire.己所不欲，勿施于人。 10.Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. 11.Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. 12.Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. 13.He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compar
5、ed to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星拱之。 14.He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 15.He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. 16.
6、Heaven means to be one with God. 17.I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. 18.I want you to be everything thats you, deep at the center of your being. 19.I will not be concerned at other mens not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.不患人之不己知，患己无能也。 20.If I am walki
7、ng with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。 21.If we dont know life, how can we know death?未知生，焉知死？ 22.If you look into your own heart,
8、 and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? 23.If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, its OK. But youve got to shoot for something. A lot of people dont even shoot. 24.If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant tre
9、es; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.一年之计,莫如树谷;十年之计,莫如树木;终身之计,莫如树人 25.In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.邦有道，贫且贱焉，耻也；邦无道，富且贵焉，耻也。 26.Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be conc
10、erned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to be worthy of being known.不患无位，患所以立。不患莫己知，求为可知也。 27.It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. 28.It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole s
11、cheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. 29.It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. 30.Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。 31.Life is really simple, b
12、ut we insist on making it complicated. 32.Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself! 33.Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. 34.Never give a sword to a man who cant dance. 35.No matter how
13、busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. 36.Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. 37.Only the wisest
14、 and stupidest of men never change.为上至与下愚不移。 38.Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 39.Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance. 40.Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 41.Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked f
15、or little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. 42.Study the past, if you would divine the future. 43.Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.凡事预则立，不预则废。 44.The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention,
16、 as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. 45.The cautious seldom err. 46.The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. 47.The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and ev
17、eryone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. 48.The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. 49.The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. 50.The object of the superior man is truth. 51.The strength of a n
18、ation derives from the integrity of the home. 52.The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. 53.The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. 55.The supe
19、rior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. 56.The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.君子怀仁，小人怀土。 57.The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.君子怀刑，小人怀惠。 58.The will to win
20、, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential. these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. 59.There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, w
21、hich is the bitterest. 60.They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. 61.To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. 62.To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. 63.To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice. 64.To practice five things u
22、nder all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. 65.To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. 66.To see the right and not to do it is cowardice. 67.Virtue is not left to stand alone. He
23、who practices it will have neighbors.德不孤，必有邻。 68.Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. 69.We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. 70.What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. 71.When an
24、ger rises, think of the consequences. 72.When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. 73.When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.见
25、贤思齐焉，见不贤而自内省也。 74.When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. 75.When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。 76.Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. 77.Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? 78.You cannot open a book without learning something.开卷有益。 79.Keep what you say and carry out what you do.言必信，行必果。
