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The Master said, "In serving his parents, a son may remonstrate with them, but gently;
子曰：“事父母幾諫，
when he sees that they do not incline to follow his advice, he shows an increased degree of reverence, but does not abandon his purpose;
見志不從，又敬不違，
and should they punish him, he does not allow himself to murmur."
勞而不怨。”
The Master said, "While his parents are alive, the son may not go abroad to a distance.
子曰：“父母在，不遠游，
If he does go abroad, he must have a fixed place to which he goes."
游必有方。”
The Master said, "If the son for three years does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial."
子曰：“三年無改于父之道，可謂孝矣。”
The Master said, "The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion at once for joy and for fear."
子曰：“父母之年，不可不知也。一則以喜，一則以懼。”
The Master said, "The reason why the ancients did not readily give utterance to their words, was that they feared lest their actions should not come up to them."
子曰：“古者言之不出，恥躬之不逮也。”
The Master said, "The cautious seldom err."
子曰：“以約失之者鮮矣。”
The Master said, "The superior man wishes to be slow in his speech and earnest in his conduct."
子曰：“君子欲訥于言而敏于行。”
The Master said, "Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors."
子曰：“德不孤，必有鄰。”
Tsze-yu said, "In serving a prince, frequent remonstrances lead to disgrace. Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant."
子游曰：“事君數，斯辱矣；朋友數，斯疏矣。”
