论语名句英译丨每日一页（19）

151. 言忠信，行笃敬，虽蛮貊之邦，行矣。15.6

Faithful and truthful words, together with steady and earnest actions, will help pave a thoroughfare for one even in uncivilized tribes.

152. 言不忠信，行不笃敬，虽州里，行乎哉？15.6

Without truthful words or earnest actions, how can one go checkless even in his own hometown?

153. 邦有道，则仕；邦无道，则可卷而怀之。  15.7

Take office when good government prevails in your state; roll up and bosom your talents and wisdom when ill government prevails in your state.

154. 可与言而不与之言，失人；不可与言而与之言，失言。15.8

Failing to talk with a man you ought to talk with might mean losing a friend. Talking with a man you ought not to talk with might mean saying what you ought not to say.

155. 志士仁人，无求生以害仁，有杀身以成仁。  15.9

​A man of ideal and moral integrity should not seek to survive at the expense of morality, but should be ready to give up his life to preserve his moral perfection.

156. 工欲善其事，必先利其器。15.10

A craftsman who wishes to perform his job well must first sharpen his tools.

157. 人无远虑，必有近忧。15.12

Those who have no long-term worries are bound to have some immediate ones.

158. 躬自厚而薄责于人，则远怨矣。15.15

He who is strict with himself and lenient with others will be free from resentment.