9.慎终追远，民德归厚矣。（曾子）1.9
Prudently perform funeral rites to deceased parents and permanently remember the forefathers, and the civic morality will resume its excellence.
10. 礼之用，和为贵。（有子）1.12
In carrying out the rules of propriety, harmony is a most valued pursuit.
11. 信近于义，言可复也。（有子）1.13
When credit is based on just grounds, a promise can be fulfilled.
12. 君子食无求饱，居无求安。1.14
A man of virtue does not seek to eat to his heart’s content or dwell in coziness.
13. 不患人之不己知，患不知人也。 1.16
Never mind others not knowing about you; just worry that you might not know about others.
14. 为政以德，譬如北辰，居其所而众星共之。2.1
He who governs by means of morality is like the North Star, which keeps its place with all the other stars gathering around it.
15. 诗三百，一言以蔽之，曰：‘思无邪’。
The Book of Poetry with all its three hundred poems may be summed up in just one line: ‘With no evil thoughts’. 2.2
16. 道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻。2.3
If the people are ruled by injunctions and restricted by penalty, they may try to evade the punishment without developing the sense of shame.
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