子zǐ曰yuē，主zhǔ忠zhōng信xìn，毋wú友yǒu不bù如rú己jǐ者zhě，过guò则zé勿wù惮dàn改gǎi。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：做人要以忠信为主，不要同不如自己的人交朋友，有了过错就不要怕改正。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. Have no friends not equal to yourself. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

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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