人之初性本善性相近习相远Menattheirbirth,arenaturallygood.Theirnaturesaremuchthesame;theirhabitsbecomewidelydifferent.苟不教性乃迁教之道贵以专Iffollishlythereisnoteaching,thenaturewilldeteriorate.Therightwayinteaching,istoattachtheutmostimportanceinthoroughness.昔孟母择邻处子不学断机杼Ofold,themotherofMenciuschoseaneighbourhoodandwhenherchildwouldnotlearn,shebroketheshuttlefromtheloom.窦燕山有义方教五子名俱扬TouoftheSwallowHillshadtherightmethod.Hetaughtfivesons,eachofwhomraisedthefamilyreputation.养不教父之过教不严师之惰Tofeedwithoutteaching,isthefathersfault.Toteachwithoutseverity,istheteacherslaziness.子不学非所宜幼不学老何为Ifthechilddoesnotlearn,thisisnotasitshouldbe.Ifhedoesnotlearnwhileyoung,whatwillhebewhenold?玉不琢不成器人不学不知义Ifjadeisnotpolished,itcannotbecomeathingofuse.Ifamandoesnotlearn,hecannotknowhisdutytowardshisneighbor.为人子方少时亲师友习礼仪Hewhoist