中庸第一章 Doctrine of the Mean Chapter One

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原文：
天命之谓性；率性之谓道；修道之谓教。道也者，不可须臾离也；可离，非道也。是故君子戒慎乎其所不睹，恐惧乎其所不闻。莫见乎隐，莫显乎微。故君子慎其独也。喜、怒、哀、乐之未发，谓之中。发而皆中节，谓之和。中也者，天下之大本也。和也者，天下之达道也。致中和，天地位焉，万物育焉。

白话文：

人的自然禀赋称为“性”，遵循本性行事称为“道”，按照“道”的原则修养称为“教”。“道”是片刻不可离的，若可离则非真道。因此，品德高尚的人在无人看见时也谨慎，在无人听闻时也戒惧。越是隐蔽之处越明显，越是细微之处越显著，故独处时更需谨慎。喜怒哀乐未表现时称为“中”，表现后符合节度称为“和”。“中”是天下根本，“和”是通行原则。达到“中和”境界，天地各安其位，万物自然生长。

英文：

What Heaven imparts to humanity is called nature; to follow this nature is called the Dao; to cultivate oneself in accordance with the Dao is called education. The Dao is that which cannot be separated from us for even a moment. If it could be separated, it would not be the Dao. Therefore, the noble person remains vigilant even in solitude, cautious in what is unseen and fearful in what is unheard. There is nothing more visible than the hidden, nothing more manifest than the subtle—thus the noble person is watchful over their innermost self.

When joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure have not yet arisen, this state is called equilibrium (zhōng). When these emotions arise and are expressed with due measure, this state is called harmony (hé). Equilibrium is the foundation of all under Heaven; harmony is the universal path that connects all things. When equilibrium and harmony are perfectly realized, Heaven and Earth take their rightful places, and all things flourish in their natural order.