子张问仁于孔子，孔子曰：“能行五者于天下为仁矣。”请问之，曰：“恭、宽、信、敏、惠。恭则不侮，宽则得众，信则人任焉，敏则有功，惠则足以使人。”

Zi Zhang asked Confucius, "What is a good ruler?" Confucius said, "One who can develp the five qualities in the world could be a good ruler." When Zi Lu begged to know which five, the Master said, "Reverence, lenience, confidence, diligence and benevolence. Reverent, he would not hurt; lenient, he would win support; confident, he would be trusted; diligent, he would succeed; and benevolent, he could employ people."

佛肸召，子欲往。子路曰：“昔者由也闻诸夫子曰。亲于其身为不善者，君子不入也。佛肸以中牟畔，子之往也，如之何？＂子曰：“然。有是言也。不曰坚乎，磨而不磷？不曰白乎，涅而不缁。吾岂匏瓜也哉？焉能系而不食？”

When the Master was inclined to visit Bi Xi who sent for him, Zi Lu said, "I have heard you say that a cultured man would not enter the house of an evil-doer. Now Bi Xi holds the fief of Zhongmiou in rebellion. How could you think of visiting him?" The Master said, "Yes, I have told you that. But, do you not know that a really hard thing cannot be thinned by grinding? A really white thing cannot be blackened even in black dye? Am I a bitter gourd only fit to be hung up and not fit to eat?"

子曰：“由也，女闻六言六蔽矣乎？”对曰：“未也。”“居！吾语女。好仁不好学，其蔽也愚；好知不好学，其蔽也荡；好信不好学，其蔽也贼；好直不好学，其蔽也绞；好勇不好学，其蔽也乱；好刚不好学，其蔽也狂。”

The Master said to Zi Lu, "Have you heard of six virtues may lead to six defects?" Zi Lu replied "No." The Master said, “Come, I will tell you. Without the love of knowledge, a lover of virtue may become a fool, a lover of wisdom may become wanton, a faithful man may be cheated, a frank man may become rash, a brave man may make a riot, and a strong man may become arrogant.”

子曰：“小子何莫学夫诗！诗，可以兴，可以观，可以群，可以怨：迩之事父，远之事君．多识于鸟兽草木之名。”

My dear disciples, said the Master, why do you not like to study poetry? Poetry may serve to inspire, to reflect, to communicate and to complain. It may help you to serve your father at home and your prince at court. Moreover, it may tell you names of birds, beasts, plants and trees.

来源：翻译大王