| 《·》: | 子張問：「十世可知也？」 |
| Zi Zhang asked whether the affairs of ten ages after could be known. |
| 《·》: | 不得志，脩身見於世。 |
| If they did not realize their wishes, they cultivated their personal character, and became illustrious in the world. |
| 《·》: | 世子不為天子服。 |
| The heir-son of a ruler did not wear mourning for the son of Heaven. |
| 《·》: | 是以行成於內，而名立於後世矣。 |
| Therefore, when his conduct is thus successful in his inner (private) circle, his name will be established (and transmitted) to future generations. |
| 《》: | 或問：「世言鑄金，金可鑄與？」 |
| Someone asked: The world speaks of forging gold. Can gold be forged? |
| 《·》: | 世相與共是之。 |
| Everyone in the world takes these as so. |
| 《·》: | 且舉世而譽之而不加勸，舉世而非之而不加沮，定乎內外之分，辯乎榮辱之竟，斯已矣。 |
| (This Rongzi), though the whole world should have praised him, would not for that have stimulated himself to greater endeavour, and though the whole world should have condemned him, would not have exercised any more repression of his course; so fixed was he in the difference between the internal (judgment of himself) and the external (judgment of others), so distinctly had he marked out the bounding limit of glory and disgrace. Here, however, he stopped. |
| 《·》: | 孝公平畫，公孫鞅、甘龍、杜摯三大夫御於君，慮世事之變，討正法之本，求使民之道。 |
| Duke Xiao discussed his policy. The three Great Officers, Gong sun Yang, Gan Long and Du Zhi, were in attendance on the Prince. Their thoughts dwelt on the vicissitudes of the world's affairs; they discussed the principles of rectifying the law, and they sought for the way of directing the people. |
| 《·》: | 軒轅之時，神農氏世衰。 |
| In the time of Xuanyuan, Shennong became enfeebled. |
| 《·》: | 虞舜、孝己孝而親不愛，比干、子胥忠而君不用，仲尼、顏淵知而窮於世。 |
| 《·》: | 此所以祭先王之廟也，此所以獻酢酳之酬也，所以官序貴賤各得其宜也，此可以示後世有尊卑長幼之序也。 |
| 《·》: | 《春秋》論十二世之事，人道浹而王道備。 |
| 《·》: | 天下舉忠而士不與焉，舉信而士不與焉，舉廉而士不與焉，三者存乎身，名傳於世，與日月並而息，天不能殺，地不能生，當桀紂之世不之能汙也，然則非惡生而樂死也，惡富貴好貧賤也，由其理，尊貴及己而仕也不辭也。 |
| 《》: | 孔子對曰：「生乎今之世，志古之道。」 |
| 《·》: | 父在稱世子何？ |
| 《·》: | 請以上世之政詔於君王。 |
| 《·》: | 高皇帝疑，問左右大臣，皆山東人，多勸上都雒陽，東有成皋，西有肴澠，倍河海，嚮伊洛，其固亦足恃，且周數百年，秦二世而亡，不如都周。 |
| 《·》: | 世之治也，行善者獲福，為惡者得禍。 |
| 《·》: | 夫殷湯誅尹諧，文王誅潘正，周公誅管蔡，太公誅華士，管仲誅付乙，子產誅史何，凡此七子皆異世而同誅者，以七子異世而同惡，故不可赦也。 |
| 《·》: | 當世學士恆以萬計，而究塗者無數十焉，其故何也？ |
| 《·》: | 虞舜、聖人也，在世宜蒙全安之福，父頑母嚚，弟象敖狂，無過見憎，不惡而得罪，不幸甚矣！ |
| 《·》: | 陰以知臣，陽以知辟，君臣之道，萬世不易。 |
| 《·》: | 世之紀事者不詳察其本末，至書於竹帛，同之伯功，或誤後生，豈不暗乎！ |
| 《·》: | 子張問曰：「堯舜之世，一人不刑而天下治。」 |
| 《·》: | 法壞則世傾，雖人主不得守其度矣。 |
| 《·》: | 禮義獨行，綱紀不立，後世衰廢。 |
| 《·》: | 幸者，宜幸也，世俗謂幸為僥倖。 |
| 《·》: | 世祖父南頓君曰皇考，祖鉅鹿都尉曰皇祖，曾祖鬱林太守曰皇曾祖。 |
| 《》: | 名顯於世。 |
| 《·》: | 一人失家，一世非之。 |
| 《·》: | 王鈇非一世之器者，厚德隆俊也。 |
| 《·》: | 視瞑瞑，立井而飲，耕田而食，不布施，不求德，高下不相傾，長短不相形，風齊於俗可隨也，事周於能易為也，矜偽以惑世，軻行以迷眾，聖人不以為俗。 |
| 《·》: | 關尹子曰：「人生在世。」 |
| 《·》: | 寧封子者，黃帝時人也，世傳為黃帝陶正。 |
| 《》: | 故其道首首然，萬世為福、萬世為教者，唯從黃帝以下、舜禹以上而已矣。 |
| 《》: | 名可名， |
| 《·》: | 世有三亡，而天下得之，其此之謂乎！ |
| 《·》: | 百世有聖人猶隨踵，千里有賢人是比肩。意林二、繹史一百十一 |
| 《·》: | 故士位可世，工事可常。 |
| 《·》: | 公曰：「然則當世之王者何行而可？」 |
| 《·》: | 曰：『寡人聞之，世不絕聖，國不乏賢，能得其師者王，得其友者霸。』 |
