论语11

1、有子曰：“礼之用，和为贵。先王之道，斯为美，小大由之。有所不行，知和而和，不以礼节之，亦不可行也。

有子说：“礼的作用，以和谐为美。前代君王的治国之道，最为可贵的地方就在这里，不管大事小事他们都遵循这个道理。但也有行不通的时候，如果只为了和谐而追求和谐，不知道用礼来节制，那也是行不通的。”

Master You said: when it comes to propriety, we value harmony most. Former kings governed the country with this most praiseworthy way, and in things small or great. But that can not be practiced in all cases, if we pursuit harmony so deliberately, without regulating it by propriety, that is likewise not to be done.

You Zi said:” In practicing the rules of propriety, it is harmony that is prized. This is what is so precious in the ways of ancient kings. They followed this principle in things small and great. Yet it is not to be observed in all cases. To know how such harmony should be prized, yet manifest it without regulating it by the rules of propriety, is something which should not be done.”

2、子曰：“其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。”

孔子说：“统治者本身的行为正当，就算不发命令，人民也会照着去做；统治者本身的行为不端正，就算下发命令，人民也不会服从。”

Master said: “If governor own behavior is correct, his people would follow without command; On the contrary, if governor own behavior is not correct, his people would disobey the issue orders.”

The master said:” When a prince’s personal conduct is correct, his government is effective without the issuing of orders. If his conduct is not correct, he may issue orders, but they will not be followed.”

3、子曰：“三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。”

孔子说：“三个人一起行走，其中一定有值得我学习的人。选择他的优点而去学习，看到他不好的方面，要注意自己加以改正。”

Master said:” If three of us walk together, there is always someone to learn from. To learn their good qualities and to avoid their shortcomings.”

The master said:” When I walk along with two others, they serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.

4、子曰：“出门如见大宾，使民如承大祭。己所不欲，勿施于人。在邦无怨，在家无怨。

孔子说：”出门办事如同去接待贵宾，使唤百姓如同去参加重大的祭祀。自己不想要的，不要强加给别人；做到在诸侯的朝廷中没人怨恨自己，在卿大夫的封地里也没有人怨恨自己。“

Master said：” When you go out to handle affairs, you should treat everyone as if you were receiving honored guest; when you command your people, you should behave as if you were at a big sacrifice. Do not do to others what you want others to do to you. Nobody hate you in your country or even in Bureaucrats fief.

The master said:” It is when you go abroad, to behave to every one as if you were

receiving great guest; to employ the people as if you were assisting at a great sacrifice; not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself; to have no murmuring against in the country and none in the family.

5、子曰：“刚、毅、木、讷近仁。”

孔子说：“刚强、果敢、朴实、谨慎，这四种品德接近于仁。”

Master said:” Firm、bold、simple and cautious, these four morality are close to benevolence.

The master said:” The firm, the enduring, the simple and the modest are near to virtue.”

6、子曰：“唯仁者能好人，能恶人。”

孔子说: “只有那些有仁德的人，才能爱人和恨人。”

Master said:” Only those humane people can love or hate.

The master said:” Only those who with perfect virtue can love and hate people.”