子zǐ曰yuē，君jūn子zǐ义yì以yǐ为wéi质zhì，礼lǐ以yǐ行xíng之zhī，孙xùn以yǐ出chū之zhī，信xìn以yǐ成chéng之zhī。君jūn子zǐ哉zāi。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：君子把道义作为立身的根本，依照礼来实行它，用谦逊的态度说出它，靠诚信来成全它。这才是君子啊。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The superior man in everything considers righteousness to be essential. He performs it according to the rules of propriety. He brings it forth in humility. He completes it with sincerity. This is indeed a superior man."

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。

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