1. 义以生利，利以丰民。

1. Righteousness generates profit, and profit enriches the people.

2. 出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖。

2. Emerging from the mire without being stained, and washing in the clear ripples without becoming seductive.

3. 朝闻道，夕死可矣。

3. To hear the Way in the morning, one may die in the evening and still be content.

4. 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉！

4. How can a sparrow understand the aspirations of a wild goose?

5. 长太息以掩涕兮，哀民生之多艰。

5. Long sighs to hide my tears, alas for the hardships of the people's lives.

6. 道虽迩，不行不至；事虽小，不为不成。

6. The path may be far, but it will not reach its destination if not walked; the task may be small, but it will not be accomplished if not undertaken.

7. 不降其志，不辱其身。

7. Do not lower your aspirations, do not dishonor your dignity.

8. 士志于道，而耻恶衣恶食者，未足与议也。

8. A man who is dedicated to the path of righteousness but is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating plain food is not worthy of discussion.

9. 笃信好学，守死善道。

9. Be steadfast in learning, and uphold the noble path with unwavering devotion.

10. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

10. Without learning and reflecting, one will be confused; without reflecting and learning, one will be in danger.

11. 青，取之于蓝而青于蓝；冰，水为之而寒于水。

11. The indigo blue is obtained from the blue woad but is bluer than the blue woad; the ice is formed from water but is colder than water.

12. 知人者智，自知者明。

12. To know others is wisdom, to know oneself is enlightenment.

13. 不以规矩，不能成方圆。

13. Without rules and regulations, one cannot achieve order and regularity.

14. 敏而好学，不耻下问。

14. Being intelligent and eager to learn, and not ashamed to ask from those who are below one's own status.

15. 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。

15. To know what one knows is true knowledge; to recognize what one does not know is also true knowledge.

16. 见善则迁，见过则改。

16. Follow good actions, correct bad ones.

17. 仁者不忧，知者不惑，勇者不惧。

17. The benevolent has no worries, the wise has no doubts, and the brave has no fears.

18. 惟诚可以破天下之伪，惟实可以破天下之虚。?>

18. Only sincerity can break through the falseness of the world, and only reality can dispel the emptiness of the world.

19. 孝子之至，莫大乎尊亲。

19. The greatest expression of filial piety is to honor one's parents.

20. 人不可以无耻，无耻之耻，无耻矣。

20. A person cannot be shameless; the shame of shamelessness is shamelessness itself.

21. 君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

21. A gentleman respects diversity while maintaining unity, whereas a small man seeks unity at the expense of diversity.

22. 与人善言，暖于布帛；伤人以言，深于矛戟。

22. To speak kindly to others is warmer than wearing fine cloth; to wound others with words is deeper than piercing with spears and arrows.

23. 知足不辱，知止不殆。

23. Contentment avoids disgrace, and knowing when to stop avoids danger.

24. 志小则易足，易足则无由进。

24. If one's aspirations are small, they are easily satisfied; and being easily satisfied, there is no way to progress.

25. 富贵不能淫，贫贱不能移，威武不能屈。

25. Riches cannot corrupt, poverty cannot displace, and power cannot bend.

26. 天行健，君子以自强不息。

26. "Heavenly principles are vigorous and firm, and a gentleman never stops self-improvement."

27. 事父母，能竭其力。

27. In serving one's parents, one should be able to exhaust all their efforts.

28. 其身正，不令而行；其身不正，虽令不从。

28. If a person is himself in order, he does not need to issue orders to have his will carried out; if a person is not himself in order, he may issue orders, but they will not be followed.

29. 终日乾乾，与时偕行。

29. Toil ceaselessly, proceeding in harmony with the times.

30. 志当存高远。

30. One should have ambitious and far-reaching aspirations.

31. 学而不厌，诲人不倦。

31. Never tire of learning, never grow weary of teaching.

32. 惟孝顺父母，可以解忧。

32. Only filial piety towards one's parents can alleviate worry.

33. 士虽有学，而行为本焉。

33. Though scholars may have learned much, their behavior is rooted in what they do.

34. 丈夫志四海，万里犹比邻。

34. A husband's ambitions span the four seas, a thousand miles feels like a neighbor.

35. 他山之石，可以攻玉。

35. The stone from another mountain can be used to polish jade.

36. 穷则变，变则通，通则久。

36. When in want, change; when changed, it becomes accessible; when accessible, it endures.

37. 内睦者，家道昌。

37. A family that is harmonious within will thrive in its fortune.

38. 先义而后利者荣，先利而后义者辱。

38. He who puts righteousness before profit will be honored, while he who puts profit before righteousness will be disgraced.