【原文】

齊景公問政於孔子， 孔子對曰:   〝君君, 臣臣, 父父, 子子。〞公曰:〝善哉！ 信如君不君, 臣不臣, 父不父, 子不子, 雖有粟, 吾得而食諸? 〞

【參考譯文】

齊景公問孔子怎樣治理國家,  孔子回答說: 〝國君要像個國君, 臣子要像個臣子, 父親要像個父親, 兒子要像個兒子, 君臣父子要各守其禮。〞

齊景公說:  〝對呀！ 如果國君不像國君, 臣子不像臣子, 父親不像父親,兒子不像兒子, 即使擁有糧食, 我能吃得到嗎? 〞

【English Translation】

Duke Jing of Qi asked Confucius about government. Confucius answered: "Let the ruler be a ruler, the minister a minister, the father a father, and the son a son. "

Duke Jing of Qi said: "That’s right！If the ruler fails as a ruler, the minister fails as a minister, the father fails as a father, and the son fails as a son , even though I have my grain, will get to eat it ? "

【原文】

子張問政， 子曰：〝居之無倦，行之以忠。〞

【參考譯文】

子張向孔子詢問政務， 孔子說：〝身居官位不懈怠，執行政策忠於原樣。〞

【English Translation】

 Zi Zhang asked about good government. Confucius said:

        "Never slacken in your position as an official and always fulfill your responsibilities loyally. "

【原文】

子曰：〝博學于文，約之以禮，亦可以弗畔矣夫！〞

【參考譯文】

孔子說：〝君子廣泛地學習文典籍，並用禮來約束自己的言行，就可避免離經叛道。〞

【English Translation】

Confucius said：“A gentleman who learns extensively,  reads widely and regulates himself with the rites will not go  beyond limits. "