独学而无友，则孤陋而寡闻
Learning alone without exchanges with others will lead to ignorance.
博学之，审问之，慎思之，明辨之，笃行之
Studying extensively, questioning earnestly, thinking profoundly, discriminating clearly, and practicing assiduously.
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
Is it not a real delight to have friends come to visit you from afar?
和羹之美，在于合异
Delicious soup is cooked by combining different ingredients.
吾日三省吾身
Examining oneself three times a day.
美人之美，美美与共
One should value not only one’s own culture, but also the cultures of others, and this will contribute to the flourishing of all cultures.
兼爱非攻
Universal love and non-aggression
物之不齐，物之情也
Things are born to be different.
穷则独善其身，达则兼济天下
In difficult times, one focuses on self-cultivation; after achieving success, one brings prosperity to all under heaven.
生于忧患，死于安乐
Adversity spurs vitality, while comfort breeds sloth.
尽信书，不如无书
One who believes all of a book would be better off without books.
德不孤，必有邻
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
天时不如地利，地利不如人和
Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are less important than terrestrial advantages, which in turn are less important than the unity among people.
爱人者，人恒爱之；敬人者，人恒敬之
He who loves others is constantly loved by them. He who respects others is constantly respected by them.
行百里者半九十
Half of the people who have embarked on a one hundred mile journey may fall by the wayside./The last part of an endeavor is the hardest to finish.
天地与我并生，万物与我为一
Heaven and earth coexist with me; all things and I are one.
大道之行，天下为公
When the Great Way rules, the land under Heaven belongs to the people.
成事不说，遂事不谏，既往不咎.
What is done cannot be undone; what is accomplished need not be criticized, what is bygone need not be blamed.
逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜
Time passes by like this, flowing away day and night.
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚
A man of virtue is open-minded and always at ease; a man of meanness is full of distress at all times.
仁者不忧，知者不惑，勇者不惧
The virtuous is free from anxieties, the wise is free from doubts, the bold is free from fear.
