The Master said， He who by reanimating the Old can gain knowledge of the New is fit to be a teacher.子曰：“温故而知新，可以为师也。”

The Master said， In the morning， hear the Way; in the evening， die content!子曰：“朝闻道，夕可死也。”

The Master said， A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay.子曰：“君子喻于义，小人喻于利。”

The Master said， To prefer it is better than only to know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.子曰：“知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。”

The Master said， Even when walking in a party of no more than three I can always be certain of learning from those I am with. There will be good qualities that I can select for imitation and bad ones that will teach me what requires correction in myself.子曰：“三人行必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。”

The Master said， Only when the year grows cold do we see that the pine and cypress are the last to fade.子曰：“岁寒，然后知松柏之后凋也。”

Once when the Master was standing by a stream， he said， Could one but go on and on like this， never ceasing day or night!子在川上，曰：“逝者如斯夫！不舍昼夜。”

见好就收，见不好者扬弃。