13、君子成人之美，不成人之恶。

　　The gentleman helps others to achieve their moral perfection but not their evil conduct.

　　14、君子独立不惭于影，独寝不愧于魂。

　　A righteous man never feels ashamed to face his shadow when standing¹ alone and to face his soul when sleeping alone.

　　15、君子之交淡如水，小人之交甘如醴。君子淡以亲，小人甘以绝。

　　The friendship between men of virtue² is light like water, yet affectionate; the friendship between men without virtue is sweet like wine, yet easily broken.

    16、老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼。

　　Expend³ the respect of the aged⁴ in one’s family to that of other families; expend the love of the young ones in one’s family to that of other families.

　　17、礼尚往来。往而不来，非礼也；来而不往，亦非礼也。

　　Propriety⁵ suggests reciprocity. It is not propriety not to give out but to receive, or vice⁶ versa.

　　18、两情若是长久时，又岂在朝朝暮暮。

　　If love between both sides can last for aye, why need they stay together night and day?

    19、路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。

　　The way ahead is long; I see no ending, yet high and low I’ll search with my will unbending.

　　20、民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻。

　　The people are the most important element in a state; next are the gods of land and grain; least is the ruler himself.

　　21、千丈之堤，以蝼蚁之穴溃；百尺之屋，以突隙之烟焚。

　　A long dike⁷ will collapse⁸ because of an ant-hole in it; a tall building will be burned down by a spark from a chimney’s chink.

    22、锲而舍之，朽木不折，锲而不舍，金石可镂。

　　Carve but give up half way, even a decayed piece of wood will not break; carve without stop, even metal and stone can be engraved⁹.

　　23、人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴阳缺，此事古难全。

　　People have sorrow and joy; they part and meet again. The moon dims or shines;　it waxes or wanes¹⁰. Nothing is perfect, not even in the olden days.

　　24、人之于文学也，犹玉之于琢磨也。

　　Learning and culture are to a person what polished and grinding are to jade¹¹.