采用分号连接两个并列分句，形成鲜明的对比结构，增强了语气的平衡感和逻辑性。
The virtue of a superior man is like the wind; the virtue of an inferior man is like grass. When the wind blows over the grass, it is sure to bend.
To know what one knows, and to know what one does not know, is true knowledge. Some may speak on matters they do not know, but I do not do so. One should listen much and choose the good to follow; observe much and retain it in memory. I cannot claim to be a sage, but I can practice without being wearied, and teach without being tired. In learning, one should feel as if one were not catching up, and fear losing what one has gained.
One should be quick in learning and not ashamed to ask questions of those of lower rank.
One with ability should ask those without ability; one with much knowledge should ask those with little. Possessing, one should act as if possessing nothing; being full, one should act as if empty. Even if offended, one should not retaliate. One is inspired by the Odes, established by Ritual, and perfected by Music. One should aim at the Way, stand on Virtue, rely on Benevolence, and roam among the Arts. Do not open the gate until the student is eager; do not make clear the point until the student is on the verge of expressing it.
If, when I lift one corner, the student cannot infer the other three, I do not repeat myself.
He who knows it is not equal to he who loves it; he who loves it is not equal to he who delights in it. I once went a whole day without eating and a whole night without sleeping, pondering, but found it useless; it is better to learn. To learn without thinking is misleading; to think without learning is perilous. If all hate him, one must examine the case; if all love him, one must also examine the case.
君子之德风，小人之德草，草上之风，必偃。
知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。盖有不知而作者，我无是也。多闻，择其善者而从之；多见而识之。圣则吾不能，我学不厌而教不倦也。学如不及，犹恐失之。
敏而好学，不耻下问。
以能问于不能，以多问于寡；有若无，实若虚，犯而不校。兴于诗，立于礼．成于乐。志于道，据于德，依于仁，游于艺。不愤不启，不悱不发。
举一隅不以三隅反，则不复也。
知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。吾尝终日不食，终夜不寝，以思，无益，不如学也。学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。众恶之，必察焉；众好之，必察焉。