【原文】
子曰：〝可與共學，未可與適道；可與適道，未可與立；可與立，未可與權。〞
【參考譯文】
孔子說：〝在一起學習的人，不一定能取得同樣的成績；同樣取得成績的人，不一定都能立身處世；在一起立身處世的人，不一定都能通權達變。〞
【English Translation】
Confucius said: "Those who study together would not necessarily follow the way.
Those who do follow the way will not necessarily be able to become established in it.
Those who become established do not necessarily have equal judgment. "
Note: Confucius is saying that to progress in studies, one must be able to make flexible applications, creatively express oneself, or be doomed to failure.