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學所以治己，教所以治人。 |
| | Study is for self-cultivation, and teaching is for cultivating others.
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喜能歌舞，怒能戰鬬。 |
| | When happy, one can dance and sing; when angry, one can fight.
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一人之智不如衆人之愚，一目之察不如衆目之明。 |
| | The wisdom of one person is not as good as the foolishness of many people, and the discernment of a single eye is not as clear as the sight of many eyes.
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生于治，長于治，知世之所以治者，君子也。生于亂，長于亂，知世之所以亂者，君子也。若不知治亂之所因者，凡民也。 |
| | Born in times of peace, raised in times of peace; knowing why the world is at peace—this person is a junzi (gentleman). Born in times of chaos, raised in times of chaos; knowing why the world falls into disorder—this person is a junzi. If one does not know the causes of peace and disorder, then they are an ordinary person.
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道德之懷民，猶春陽之柔物，履深冰而不寒，結木條而不折。 |
| | The virtue and morality that embrace the people is like spring sunshine softening things; walking on thick ice without feeling cold, tying branches without breaking them.
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天之圓也不中規，地之方也不中矩。 |
| | Heaven's roundness does not conform to the compass, and Earth's squareness does not conform to the carpenter's square.
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山必有阜，河必有曲。江漢東流，必有迴復。 |
| | Mountains must have hills, and rivers must have bends. The Jiang and Han rivers flowing eastward must necessarily have meanders and returns.
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直木無陰，直士無徒。是以賢人直士常不容于世。 |
| | A straight tree casts no shade, and a rigid scholar has no followers. Therefore, virtuous men and upright scholars are often not accepted by the world.
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登泰山見天下之大，不察細微者，視遠故也。處髙位知人主之貴，不䘏卑賤者，意滿故也。 |
| | Climbing Mount Tai and seeing the vastness of the world, yet failing to notice small details—this is because one's gaze is fixed on the distant. Holding a high position and knowing the value of the ruler, yet not respecting those lowly or humble—this is due to arrogance.
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治己審則可以治人，治人審則可以治天下。累世一聖是繼踵，千里一賢是比肩。 |
| | If one carefully cultivates oneself, then one can govern others; if one carefully governs others, then one can rule the world. A single sage in every generation is a succession of footsteps; a single virtuous person within a thousand miles stands shoulder to shoulder with others.
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水可乾而不可奪濕，火可滅而不可奪熱，金可柔而不可奪重，石可破而不可奪堅。 |
| | Water can be dried but not deprived of its wetness; fire can be extinguished but not deprived of its heat; metal can be softened but not deprived of its weight; stone can be broken but not deprived of its hardness.
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諺云：「富不學奢而奢，貧不學儉而儉。」人情皆能，唯聖人能節之。 |
| | A proverb says: "Wealthy people become extravagant without learning it, and poor people become thrifty without learning it." Human nature is capable of all things; only a sage can regulate it.
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木氣人勇，金氣人剛，火氣人强而燥，土氣人智而寛，水氣人急而賊。 |
| | Those with the Wood element are brave; those with the Metal element are firm; those with the Fire element are strong yet hot-tempered; those with the Earth element are wise and broad-minded; those with the Water element are hasty and cunning.
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神龍不處網罟之水，鳯凰不翔罻羅之鄉，賢人不入危國，智者不輔亂君。 |
| | A divine dragon does not dwell in waters of nets and traps; a phoenix does not soar over villages with snares and lures. A virtuous person does not enter a perilous state, and a wise man does not serve a disorderly ruler.
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蕭何守文法，曹參務無苛，相繼作相，天下獲安。 |
| | Xiao He upheld written laws, while Cao Can focused on non-oppression; succeeding each other as prime ministers, the world found peace.
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武帝輕人命，重武功，飾宮室，厚賦斂，土地益廣，德惠彌狹。 |
| | Emperor Wu undervalued human lives and valued military achievements, adorned palaces, imposed heavy taxes, expanded territory, yet his virtue and benevolence became increasingly narrow.
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桓譚云：「王者易輔，伯者難佐。」 |
| | Huan Tan said: "A Son of Heaven is easy to assist, but a hegemon is hard to support."
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