智而用私，不如愚而用公，故曰，巧偽不如拙誠。
When one does things that exemplify filial feeling, respect, loyalty, and trustworthiness, then, even in death, one will feel no regret.
學問不倦，所以治己也，教誨不厭，所以治人也。
When the clever act for selfish motives, they cannot compare with the stupid who act for the general good; hence, it is said that skillful dissembling is not as good as clumsy sincerity.
所以貴虛無者，得以應變而合時也。
Tireless study and inquiry is the means to control the self; tireless teaching and instruction is the means used to bring others into line.
冠雖故，必加於首；履雖新，必關於足。
What causes people to prize nothingness is that it allows one to adapt and fit the times.
上下有分，不可相倍。
A hat, though old, must still be worn upon the head; a shoe, though new, must still be fastened to the foot.
一心可以事百君，百心不可以事一君。
That which is high and that which is low each has its assigned position; they cannot act at cross-purposes.
故曰，正而心又少而言。
The single-hearted can serve a hundred rulers, but those with a hundred hearts cannot serve even a single ruler.
Thus, it is said, “Rectify your heart and lessen your words.” On the Efficacy of Right Action