论语名句英译丨每日一页（26）

212. 日知其所亡，月无忘其所能，可谓好学也已矣。（子夏）19.5

Learn every day what is not known and remember every month what is gained, and you will be counted as a true lover of learning. （“亡”的读音和意思均同“无”。）

213.百工居肆以成其事，君子学以致其道。19.7 (子夏)

Just like artisans who complete their work in their workshops, a superior man seeks to master the Way in the course of learning. 

214. 小人之过也必文。19.8 (子夏)

A base man is sure to gloss over his faults. 

215. 君子信而后劳其民。19.10 (子夏)

A superior man should gain the public confidence before he can employ the people.

216. 大德不逾闲，小德出入可也。19.11 (子夏)

No breach is permitted in matters of major moral principle, but in matters of minor importance, some deviation may be allowed.

217. 仕而优则学，学而优则仕。19.13 (子夏)

An official may devote his spare energy to learning, while a scholar with spare energy may seek to be an official. 

218. 上失其道，民散久矣。如得其情，则哀矜而勿喜。19.19 （曾子）

Those in superior positions have long been astray from the right way, only to cause the people to become unruly. So when you have managed to crack a criminal case, feel sad and sympathetic rather than joyful.