1 哀乐中节
Express Grief and Joy in Accordance with the Rules of Propriety
2 安民
Give Peace and Comfort to the People
3 悲悯
Mercy and Compassion
4 比显兴隐
Make Analogy Explicit and Association Implicit
5 不诚无物
Without Sincerity, Nothing Is Possible
6 不争
Not Engaging in Contention
7 成心
Biased Mind
8 充实之谓美
Moral Fulfillment Is Beauty Itself
9 崇德
Moral Elevation
10 大清明
Great Clarity and Brightness
11 大衍
The Fundamental Calculation
12 道不欲杂
The Fundamental Principle Should Not Be a Mixture of Ideas
13 道器
Dao and Objects
14 道枢
Pivot of Dao
15 德操
Moral Integrity
16 德惟善政
The Virtue of Those Exercising Power Is Reflected in Good Governance
17 雕琢情性，组织辞令
Ennoble One’s Sentiment to Produce Fine Writing
18 繁采寡情，味之必厌
Excessive Adornment and Lack of True Feeling Make One’s Writing Dull
19 非乐
Oppose and Ban Music
20 凤凰
Phoenix
21 躬行
Practice in Person
22 国无义，虽大必亡
A Powerful Country Without Righteousness Is Doomed to Fall
23 和而不流
Living in Harmony with Others Without Losing Moral Ground
24 后生可畏
Young People Should Be Highly Regarded
25 假象见意
Use Imagery to Express Meaning
26 践形
Cultivate One’s Innate Quality to Be Revealed in One’s Appearance
27 江山之助
Inspiration from Mountains and Rivers
28 将在外，君命有所不受
A General Out in the Battlefield Can Choose Not to Obey the King’s Order
29 教学为先
Education Must Be Placed First
30 节用
Economy
31 jīnxiàng-yùzhì 金相玉质
The Look of Gold and the Texture of Jade
32 jīnɡdiǎn 经典
Classics
33 精骛八极，心游万仞
Roaming Remote Realms and Soaring to Great Heights
34 敬
Respect
35 拘挛补衲
Florid Prose and Stilted Writing
36 类
Category
37 类族辨物
Discerning Things Through Classification
38 妙造自然
Perfect Naturalness
39 民生
Livelihood of the People
40 内省
Introspection
41 朋友
Friends
42 七情六欲
Seven Emotions and Six Desires
43 气节
Moral Integrity
44 气往轹古
A Piece of Writing with Appeal Surpasses That of Ancient Writers
45 亲仁善邻
To Be Benevolent and Friendly Towards Neighboring Countries
46 群
Group
47 人文之元
The Origin of Human Culture
48 荣辱
Honor and Disgrace
49 善胜者不争
Win a War Without Fighting
50 善战者求之于势
A Person Skilled at Warfare Seeks Victory Through Strategic Positioning
51 善战者致人而不致于人
A Person Skilled at Warfare Controls His Opponents and Is Not
Controlled by Them
52 王
Sage King
53 食必常饱，然后求美
Attention to Refined Taste Comes Only After the Stomach Is Sated
54 事出于沈思，义归乎翰藻
Recording History in an In-depth Way and Presenting It in
Eloquent Writing
55 饰羽尚画
Inappropriate Embellishment of Writing
56 舒文载实
Use Fine Wording to Voice Feelings and Aspirations
57 疏野
Unrestrained and Ingenuous Spirit
58 腾声飞实
Fame and Accomplishment Survive Through Writing
59 天下一家
All Under Heaven Are of One Family
60 天职
The Work of Heaven
61 天志
The Will of Heaven
62 统类
Universal Principles
63 王道无近功
The Righteous Way Seeks No Immediate Gains
64 王者之迹熄而《诗》亡
The Book of Songs Died with the Decline of the Kingly Way
65 忘适之适
Effortless Ease
66 伪
Human Modification; Artifice
67 未雨绸缪
Get Prepared for a Rainy Day
68 文不灭质，博不溺心
Graceful Wording Should Not Conceal Content, and Intricate Rhetoric Should Not Drown Out the Author’s Feelings and Thoughts
69 无待
Depend on Nothing
70 无欲
Having No Excessive Desire
71 下学上达
Study Concrete Things and Reach to a Higher-level Understanding
72 衔华佩实
Harmony Between Substance and Style
73 县解
Freeing the Mind from Bias
74 心生而言立
Words Flow Forth from the Heart
75 形神
Form and Spirit
76 虚怀若谷
An Open Mind as Broad as a Mountain Valley
77 言
Language
78 言与志反，文岂足征
Writing That Runs Counter to Its Author’s Aspirations Is Worthless
79 彝伦
Yilun /Constant Relations
80 以文为戏
Playful Writing
81 意静神王
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