舜其大孝 Greatest Filial Virtue 92
無憂者,其唯文王 King Wen 95
孝之至 Perfect Filial Virtue 96
為政在人 Good Government 99
仁者 Benevolence Is Human 101
五倫 The Five Relationships 102
學而知之 An Ordinary Genius 103
三達德 The Three Qualities 104
九經 The Nine Steps 105
豫則立,不豫則廢 The Importance of Preparation 109
誠有道 There Is a Method 110
誠者天之道 Sincerity 112
誠之者擇善而固執之 Sincerity and the Sage 113
人一能之己百之 Perseverance 114
誠則明,明則誠 Sincerity and Understanding 116
唯天下至誠能盡其性 Acting From Self-Nature 117
唯天下至誠為能化 Sincerity and Transformation 118
至誠之道,可以前知 Predicting the Future 120
誠者自成 Sincerity and Completion 122
博厚所以載物 Expansive Sincerity 124
今夫天 Emulating Nature 125
既明且哲 Intelligent Silence 128
愚而好自用 The Wrong Way 129
君子之道 The Way of the Gentleman 130
君子動而世為天下道 The Successful Ruler 131
有譽于天下 A Good Name 132
仲尼祖述堯舜 Confucius’ Role-Models 133
天下至圣 The Perfect Sage 134
天下至誠 The Perfect Sincerity 135
君子之道,淡而不厭 Covering Brocade 137
上天之載,無聲無臭 Subtlety 139
附錄•延伸閱讀 APPENDIX Further reading 141
論 語
The Analects 147
君子務本 The Root of Benevolence 148
道千乘之國 Ruling a Large Country 149
弟子入則孝 The Fine Young Man 150
君子不重則不威 The Gentleman 151
民德歸厚 A Virtuous People 152
患不知人 Understanding Others 153
有恥且格 Shame 154
問孝 Providing for Parents 155
為師 Teaching 156
言行 Words and Actions 157
周而不比 Good to All 158
學而不思則罔 Study and Contemplation 159
異端 Heresy 160
君子無所爭 A Gentleman’s Contentions 161
君臣 Sovereigns and Ministers 162
里仁為美 A Benevolent Neighborhood 163
仁者安仁 Residing in Benevolence 164
唯仁者能好人 Liking People 165
茍志于仁 Willful Benevolence 166
朝聞道 The Way in the Morning 167
義之與比 Doing the Right Thing 168
放于利而行 The Profit Motive 169
君子喻于義 Profit and Righteousness 170
言之不出 Reckless Words 171
申棖焉得剛 Shen Cheng’s Infirmity 172
君子子產 Zichan the Gentleman 173
不念舊惡 Dwelling On the Past 174
自訟 Self-Blame 175
文質彬彬 Peasants and Pedants 176
知之者不如好之者 The Delight of Study 177
君子之道 The Gentleman’s Way 178
仁之方 The Method of Benevolence 179
從吾所好 Wealth and Enjoyment 180
奢儉 Extravagance and Parsimony 181
君子坦蕩 A Gentleman’s Freedom 182
任重而道遠 A Scholar’s Path 183
利,命,仁 Profit, Fate, and Benevolence 184
子之憂 A Gentleman’s Worries 185
匹夫不可奪志 The Unshakable Will 186
問仁 The Golden Rule 187
政者正也 Upright Leadership Rectitude 188
問友 Friendship and Advice 189
問政 Leadership by Example 190
身正不令而行 The Upright Leader 191
樊遲問仁 Fan Chi Asks About Benevolence 192
和而不同 An Agreeable Person 193
泰而不驕 A Contented Person 194
貧而無怨 Poor Without Complaint 195
言之不怍 Shameless Words 196
學者何為 Why Study 197
失言 Misspeaking 198
言不及義 The Difficult Ones 199
以言舉人 Judging People and Words 200
小不忍則亂大謀 Discretion and Forbearance 201
眾惡之必察焉 Be Skeptical 202
道 The Dao 203
過而不改是謂過 Transgression 204
貞而不諒 The Proper Way 205
益者三友 Making Friends 206
生而知之 Natural Understanding 207
鄉愿德之賊也 The Village Bandit 208
道聽途說 Gossip 209
鄙夫不可與事君 The Depraved Official 210
惡紫之奪朱 Detestable Changes 211
士見危致命 Mindful 212
好學 The Lover of Learning 213
仁在其中 Benevolence Realized 214
信而后勞其民 Earning Trust 215
大德不逾閑 Crossing the Line 216
孔子之后 After Confucius 217
附錄•延伸閱讀 APPENDIX Further reading 222
孟子說
Mencius Speaks 227
孟子生平 The Life of Mencius 228
梁惠王篇 King Hui of Liang 237
王何必曰利 Why Speak of Benefit 238
五十步笑百步 The Fifty Pacer Mocks the Hundred Pacer 241
遁辭 A Bad Excuse 243
不為和不能 Unable or Unwilling 244
匹夫之勇 Righteous Courage 245
哀此煢獨 Widows and Orphans 246
未聞弒君也 Punishing the Wicked 247
公孫丑篇 Gongsun Chou 248
揠苗助長 Helping Rice Grow 249
以德服人 Conquering Through Virtue 250
不忍人之心 Child in a Well 251
善與人同 Shun’s Greatnes 252
滕文公篇 Duke Wen of Teng 253
有為者亦若是 Determination 254
枉己者未有能直人者 Following the Rules 255
大丈夫 The Real Man 257
偷雞之賊 The Chicken Thief 258
離婁篇 Li Lou 259
規矩方圓之至 Emulation 260
愛人不親反其仁 Self-Examination 261
天下國家 The Importance of the Individual 263
人必自侮然后人侮之 Creating Disasters 264
自作孽,不可活 Personal Responsibility 265
天下平 The Principle of Peace 266
觀其眸 The Eyes Reveal Intent 267
禮與道 Expediency and the Way 268
好為人師 Too Many Teachers 270
不告而娶 Not Telling 271
小惠 Small Favors 272
君之視臣 Interacting With Others 273
無罪殺士 Killing Officials 274
非禮之禮 Superficial Actions 275
人有不為 Refusal and Accomplishment 276
言之不善 Harsh Consequences 277
不為已甚 Extremes 278
唯義所在 Righteousness Over Truth 279
赤子之心 A Child’s Heart 280
博學而詳說之 Fundamental Truths 281
由仁義行 Acting Naturally 282
君子之澤 Transmitting a Sage’s Virtue 283
逢蒙學射 Archers and Friends 284
西子蒙不潔 Filthy Beauty 288
不孝者五 Five Unfilial Actions 289
何異于人 Sages and Commoners 290
形同乞丐 Eting with the Rich and Powerful 291
萬章篇 Wan Zhang 294
欺之以方 Fooling a Gentleman 295
先知先覺 Sooner and Later 296
告子篇 Gao zi 297
食色性也 Inside and Outside 298
魚與熊掌 Fish and Bear Paw 301
求其放心 Searching for Your Heart 302
拱把之桐梓 Taking Care of Trees 303
杯水車薪 A Cup of Water for a Fire 304
大匠誨人,必以規矩 The Archer and the Artisan 305
盡心篇 Whoulehearted 306
盡其心者知其性 Realizing Fate 307
正命 Correct Fate 308
雖無文王猶興 Rising to One’s Potential 309
舜之居深山 Shun in the Mountains 310
無為其所不為 Don’t Do What You Don’t Do 311
恒存疢疾 Learning from Hard Times 312
君子三樂 A Gentleman’s Happiness 313
登東山而小魯,登泰山而小天下 Two Views 314
雞鳴而起 Getting Up Early 316
柳下惠不以三公易其介 The Integrity of Liuxia Hui 317
掘井 Digging a Well 318
愛而敬之 Sincerity and Respect 319
君子之所以教 Teaching Others 320
天下有道,以道殉身 Follow the Way, Follow Yourself 321
君子之于物 Benevolence,Intimacy and Care 322
盡信書,不如無書 Blood and Benevolence 323
梓匠不能使人巧 A Carpenter’s Skill 324
舜之飯糗茹草 Shun Gets Rich 325
不行于妻子 A Wife’s Rejection 326
周于利者兇年不能殺 A Chaotic World 327
簞食豆羹見于色 The Throne and a Basket of Rice 328
民為貴 Replacing Gods 329
仁者人也 Benevolence and the Way 330
賢者昭昭 Enlightening Others 331
山徑之蹊間 The Mountain Trail 332
禹之聲 Yu’s Bells 333
重做馮婦 Back to Being to the Old Feng Fu 334
養心莫善于寡欲 Cultivating the Heart 336
附錄•延伸閱讀 APPENDIX Further reading 337