子曰：“学而时习之，不亦悦乎?有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎?人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎?”
The Master said, to learn and at due times to repeat what one has learned, is that not after all a pleasure? That friends should come to one from afar, is this not after all delightful? To remain unsoured even though one's merits are unrecognized by others, is that not after all what is expected of a gentleman?
子曰：“吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。”
The Master said, "At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right."
子曰：“贤哉回也!一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐。贤哉回也!”
The Master said, incomparable indeed was Hui! A handful of rice to eat, a gourdful of water to drink, living in a mean street. Others would have found it unendurably depressing, but to Hui's cheerfulness it made no difference at all. Incomparable indeed was Hui!
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。—— 董仲舒·《元光之年举贤良对策》
Better go back and make a net than long for the fish by merely staring into the water.
利天下者，天下启之;害天下者，天下闭之。——《六韬·发启》
If you benefit the people of the world, you will attain their support. If you harm the people of the world, you will face their opposition.
君子之事上也，进思尽忠，退思补过。——《孝经·事君章》
In serving his sovereign the man of the talent and virtue considers how to discharge his duty faithfully while in office; when he retires, he considers how to make up for his own errors.
夫争天下者，必先争人。明大数者，得人；审小计者，失人。——《管子·霸言》
Whoever competes for the authority over the world should compete for the support of the people. The most sensible persons will win over the people. The sharp-witted but petty-minded ones will lose the support of the people.
人欲见其所不见，视人所不窥；欲得其所不得，修人所不为。——《列子·仲尼》
If you want to see what you cannot see, you should watch with care what is neglected by others; if you want to get what is beyond your reach, you must do what others are unwilling to do.
苟日新，日日新，又日新。——《大学·盘铭章》
If you can one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day, Yea, let there be daily renovation.
情必近于痴而始真，才必兼乎趣而始化。——张潮·《幽梦影》
Love is not true love without a form of madness. A literary artist must have zest in life to enter into nature's spirit.
