见义不为，无勇也。 （《论语•为政》） a. If one remains indifferent to the call of a just cause, he is a coward. b. If one takes no action at the call of a just cause, he is a coward. 义：合乎正义的事情 righteousness; a just cause为：做 to act; to take action; to do
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君子耻其言而过其行。 （《论语•宪问》） A man of honor believes it is a disgrace to say more and do less. 耻：以……为耻 to take sth. as a disgrace
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不迁怒，不贰过。 （《论语•雍也》） Never take your anger out on anyone else, and never make the same mistake a second time. 迁：转移 to take out on贰：重复；犯同样的错误 to make the same mistake a second time
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君子欲讷于言而敏于行。 （《论语•里仁》） An honorable man weighs his words before he speaks, but he is quick in action. 讷：出言迟缓；谨慎 to weigh one's words before he speaks敏：敏捷 quick
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众恶之，必察焉；众好之，必察焉。 （《论语•卫灵公》） When a person is disliked by everyone, you must find out why; when a person is liked by everyone, you must find out why. 恶：憎恶 to dislike好：喜欢 to like
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人无远虑，必有近忧。 （《论语•卫灵公》） If one does not take a long view of things, he will be plagued by imminent worries.
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居之无倦，行之以忠。 （《论语•颜渊》） Do not slack off on your duties and execute orders to the letter. 居之：担任职务 to take official duties行之：执行命令 to carry out orders
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三人行，必有我师焉。 （《论语•述而》） a. When I am in the company of two others, I can always find something to learn from them. b. In the company of two others, I can always find one worthy of being my teacher.
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温故而知新，可以为师矣。 （《论语·为政》） If one can attain new understanding by reviewing old knowledge, he can qualify as a teacher. 温故：复习旧知识 to review old knowledge知新：有心体会 to attain new understanding; to add new dimension to understanding
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子在川上曰：“逝者如斯夫，不舍昼夜。” （《论语•子罕》）The Master, standing by the river, said, “Time passes by like this, flowing away day and night.”