6.5. Master Kong said, “As for Yan Hui, for three months his mind would not depart from humanity. The others could reach it on some days or in some months, but that is all.”

子曰：「回也，其心三月不違仁，其餘則日月至焉而已矣。」

6.16. Master Kong said, “When substance exceeds refinement, one becomes a rustic. When refinement exceeds substance, one becomes a scribe. It is only when refinement and substance are properly blended that one becomes a noble person.”

子曰：「質勝文則野，文勝質則史。文質彬彬，然後君子。」

6.17. Master Kong said, “Man is born with uprightness. The crooked man lives on by luck alone.”

子曰：「人之生也直，罔之生也幸而免。」

6.18. Master Kong said, “One who knows it (the Way) is not as good as one who loves it, and one who loves it is not as good as one who delights in it.”

子曰：「知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。」

6.19. Master Kong said, “To those who are above average, one may talk of the higher things, but to those who are below average one may not do so.”

子曰：「中人以上，可以語上也；中人以下，不可以語上也。」

6.20. Fan Chi asked about wisdom. Master Kong said, “Devote yourself to the duties due to men, and respect spiritual beings while keeping them at a distance. This may be called wisdom.” He asked about humanity. The Master said, “The man of humanity puts the difficult first and the gain last. Such a man may be called virtuous.”

樊遲問知。子曰：「務民之義，敬鬼神而遠之，可謂知矣。」問仁。曰：「仁者先難而後獲，可謂仁矣。」

6.21. Master Kong said, “The man of wisdom delights in water; the man of humanity delights in mountains. The man of wisdom is active; the man of humanity is tranquil. The man of wisdom is happy; the man of humanity is long-lived.”

子曰：「知者樂水，仁者樂山；知者動，仁者靜；知者樂，仁者壽。」

6.23. Master Kong said, “A cornered vessel that is not cornered—how could it be a cornered vessel? How could it?”

子曰：「觚不觚，觚哉！觚哉！」

6.25. Master Kong said, “The noble person studies literature extensively and restrains himself with the rules of propriety, and thus he may keep from turning away from the Way.”

子曰：「君子博學於文，約之以禮，亦可以弗畔矣夫！」

6.26. Master Kong visited Lady Nanzi, and Zilu was not pleased. The Master swore an oath to him, saying, “If I have done anything improper, may Heaven forsake me! May Heaven forsake me!”

子見南子，子路不說。夫子矢之曰：「予所否者，天厭之！天厭之！」

6.28. Zigong said, “If there were one who extensively conferred benefit on the people and could bring salvation to the multitude, what would you say of him? Could he be called a man of humanity?” The Master said, “Why would this stop at humanity? Surely he must be a sage! Even Yao and Shun would fall short of this. The man of humanity, wishing to be established himself, also establishes others, and wishing to be prominent himself, also makes others prominent. To be able to draw a likeness from what is near at hand may be called the method of humanity.”

子貢曰：「如有博施於民而能濟眾，何如？可謂仁乎？」子曰：「何事於仁，必也聖乎！堯舜其猶病諸！夫仁者，己欲立而立人，己欲達而達人。能近取譬，可謂仁之方也已。」