| 《·》: | 揖让而升，下而饮，其争也君子。 |
| But he bows complaisantly to his competitors; thus he ascends the hall, descends, and exacts the forfeit of drinking. In his contention, he is still the Junzi. |
| 《·》: | 孟子闻之，曰：“礼，朝廷不历位而相与言，不逾阶而相揖也。” |
| Mencius having heard of this remark, said, 'According to the prescribed rules, in the court, individuals may not change their places to speak with one another, nor may they pass from their ranks to bow to one another.' |
| 《·》: | 已拜，受矢，进即两楹间，退反位，揖宾就筵。 |
| (The host) having bowed, and received the arrows (for himself), advances to the space between the two pillars. He then retires, and returns to his station, motioning also to the guest to go to his mat (for pitching from). |
| 《·》: | 非惟若书之说为然也，昔者，宋文君鲍之时，有臣曰𥙐观辜，固尝从事于厉，祩子杖揖出与言曰：‘观辜是何圭璧之不满度量？’ |
| Not only does the record in this book prove it to be so. Anciently, in the reign of Lord Wen of Song, whose name was Bao (610-589 B.C.), there was a master of ceremonies by the name of Guan Gu. While he was working in the temple, a wizard carrying a cane appeared and said to him: "Guan Gu, why don't the jades and stones measure up to the standard." |
| 《·》: | 众史皆至，受揖而立。 |
| The masters of the pencil all came (to undertake the task). Having received his instructions and made their bows, they stood. |
| 《·》: | 揖五瑞，择吉月日，见四岳诸牧，班瑞。 |
| He called in the five tokens, chose a lucky month and day, gave audience to the president of the four mountains, and all the governors, returning the tokens in due course. |
| 《·》: | 螽斯羽、揖揖兮。 |
| Ye locusts, winged tribes, How you cluster together! |
| 《·》: | 三揖至于阶，三让以宾升。 |
| 《·》: | 未及夫折冲于未形之前者，揖让乎庙堂之上而施惠乎百万之民，故居则无变动，战则不血刃，其汤武之兵与！ |
| 《》: | 以晋灵之行，使一大夫立于斐林，拱揖指挥，诸侯莫敢不出，此犹隰之有泮也。 |
| 《·》: | 揖而去 |
| 《·》: | 天子处位不端，受业不敬，言语不序，声音不中律，进退节度无礼，升降揖让无容，周旋俯仰视瞻无仪，安顾咳唾，趋行不得，色不比顺，隐琴瑟，凡此其属，太保之任也。 |
| 《·》: | 礼所揖让何？ |
| 《·》: | 是以上下和协，而士庶顺壹，故能宗揖其国，以藩卫天子，而行义足法。 |
| 《·》: | 先王之所以拱揖指挥，而四海宾者，诚德之至，已形于外 |
| 《·》: | 声气可范，精神可爱，俯仰可宗，揖让可贵，述作有方，动静有常，帅礼不荒，故为万夫之望也。 |
| 《·》: | 至会所，为坛，土阶三等，以遇礼相见，揖让而豋。 |
| 《·》: | 故且略纪显者，以待士合揖损焉。 |
| 《·》: | 揖子贡使答之 |
| 《·》: | 四患既蠲，五政既立，行之以诚，守之以固，简而不怠，䟽而不失，无为为之，使自施之，无事事之，使自交之，不肃而治，垂拱揖逊而海内平矣，是谓为政之方也。 |
| 《·》: | 两君升坛，两相处下，而相欲揖，君臣之礼，济济备焉。 |
| 《·》: | 揖儒墨而与为友，舒之足以光四表，收之则莫能知其所有。 |
| 《·》: | 于是无人遂登高山，履危石，临百仞之渊，背逡巡，足二分垂在外，揖御寇而进之 |
| 《·》: | 飞阁悬趣，上揖神泉。 |
| 《·》: | 古者人寡而相亲，物多而轻利易让，故有揖让而传天下者。 |
| 《·》: | 桓公乃即坛而立，甯戚、鲍叔、隰朋、易牙、宾胥无皆差肩而立，管子执枹而揖军士曰：“谁能陷陈破众者，赐之百金。” |
| 《·》: | 修政庙堂之上，而折冲千里之外，拱揖指捴，而天下回应，此用兵之上也。 |
| 《·》: | 昔太古尝无君矣，其民聚生群处，知母不知父，无亲戚兄弟夫妻男女之别，无上下长幼之道，无进退揖让之礼，无衣服履带宫室畜积之便，无器械舟车城郭险阻之备，此无君之患。 |
| 《》: | 晋人谋去故绛，诸大夫皆曰，必居郇瑕氏之地，沃饶而近盬，国利君乐，不可失也，韩献子将新中军，且为仆大夫，公揖而入，献子从公立于寝庭，谓献子曰，何如，对曰，不可。 |
| 《·》: | 揖其民力，相更为师，因其土宜，以为民资，则生无乏用，死无传尸，此谓仁德。 |
| 《·》: | 王孙雒进，顾揖诸大夫曰：“危事不可以为安，死事不可以为生，则无为贵智矣。” |
| 《》: | 进退揖让，君子之容。 |
| 《》: | 蔡泽入，则揖应侯，应侯固不快，及见之，又倨。 |
| 《·》: | 计耕桑之功，资财之费，是一物而售百倍其价也，一揖而中万锺之粟也。 |
| 《·》: | 其嬉游乃设俎豆揖让进退。 |
| 《》: | 两君就坛，两相相揖。 |
| 《》: | 子揖师而行 |
| 《·》: | 食其监门，长揖汉王，画袭陈留，进收敖仓，塞隘杜津，王基以张。 |
| 《》: | 故秦东陵侯邵平独揖曰。 |
| 《·》: | 彭下车经营劳来，为民四诫，以定父母夫妻兄弟长幼之序，择民能率众者，以为乡三老，选乡三老为县三老，令与长吏参职，崇儒雅，贵庠序，上德化，春秋飨射，升降揖让，务礼示民，吏民畏爱，不敢欺犯。 |
| 《·》: | 至阶，天子揖如礼。 |
