60. 人之生也直,罔之生也幸而免。
Men survive thanks to their uprightness, but the dishonest do survive misfortune by sheer luck.
61. 知之者不如好之者,好之者不如乐之者。
It is better to love knowledge than just to have it; it is even better to find fun out of knowledge than just to love it.
62. 务民之义,敬鬼神而远之。 6.22
Focus on what ought to be done for the people and keep aloof from ghosts and deities while showing respect to them.
63. 知者乐水,仁者乐山;知者动,仁者静;知者乐,仁者寿。6.23
The wise find pleasure in waters while the virtuous take delight in mountains. The wise are active, the virtuous tranquil. The wise are happy, the virtuous longevous.
64. 君子博学于文,约之以礼,亦可以弗畔矣夫。6.27
A superior man who keeps broadening his learning and restraining himself with the rules of propriety may not overstep what is right.
(香港中文大学校训的英译:Through Learning and Temperance to Virtue 博文约礼)
65. 中庸之为德也,其至矣乎!民鲜久矣。”
The Golden Mean as a great virtue must have reached its highest realm! But it hasn’t been seen in the people for a long time.
66. 己欲立而立人,己欲达而达人。
While one strives to gain his footing in society, he should help others to gain theirs; while he strives to make his own accomplishment, he should help others to make theirs.
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