颜yán渊yuān问wèn仁rén。子zǐ曰yuē，克kè己jǐ复fù礼lǐ为wéi仁rén，一yí日rì克kè己jǐ复fù礼lǐ，天tiān下xià归guī仁rén焉yān，为wéi仁rén由yóu己jǐ，而ér由yóu人rén乎hū哉zāi。颜yán渊yuān曰yuē，请qǐng问wèn其qí目mù。子zǐ曰yuē，非fēi礼lǐ勿wù视shì，非fēi礼lǐ勿wù听tīng，非fēi礼lǐ勿wù言yán，非fēi礼lǐ勿wù动dòng。颜yán渊yuān曰yuē，回huí虽suī不bù敏mǐn，请qǐng事shì斯sī语yǔ矣yǐ。

James Legge 英译

1. Yen Yuan asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "To subdue one's self and return to propriety, is perfect virtue. If a man can for one day subdue himself and return to propriety, all under heaven will ascribe perfect virtue to him. Is the practice of perfect virtue from a man himself, or is it from others?" 2. Yen Yuan said, "I beg to ask the steps of that process." The Master replied, "Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety." Yen Yuan then said, "Though I am deficient in intelligence and vigour, I will make it my business to practise this lesson."

译注：James Legge 公版英译，1893 年原版。

注释

• 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。