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only a month while some of them of Social Science, Standing vice
only a day. chairman of China Confucius
He was admired and loved by Foundation.
his fellow disciples. One of them said Published by Sinolingua, 24
of him, “Yan Hui could be trusted Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing
with the Rule of a stare and the 100037, China.
education of young children.
Yan Hui (Family & Given Name)
“Living in the slump, I am quite happy Zi Yuan (Style Name)
with a bowl of rice and a scoop of Yan Yuan (Other Name)
water. There are people who find this
kind of life unbearable but my # 1 - Confucius said: Yan Hui never
pleasure in living will never change.” disagrees with me even when we
talk for the whole day. Thus it
A Famous saying of Yan Hui seems as if he were slow. But when
he studies on his own, he is quite
creative. Yan Hui is actually not
slow at all.
# 2 - Once Yan Yuan (Yan Hui) and
Ji Lu were standing in attendance,
Confucius asked, “Would you tell
me your aspirations?”
Ji Lu answered, “I would like to share
my carriage and cloths with my
friends and would never complain
Extract One even if they wear them out.”
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Compiled by his disciples, Yan Yuan answered, “I would only
like never to boast of my own merits
Analects of Confucius
record the sayings and deeds of the or show off what I have done.”
great sage and his disciples. Listed
below are extracts of sayings and Ji Lu asked Confucius, “I would like
deeds of Confucius and his favourite to hear your aspirations.”
disciple, Yan Hui (Yan Yuan),
found in the book Analects of Confucius said, “I wish for the old to
Confucius live in peace and comfort, friends to
Translated to English by Xin Guanjie trust each other and the young to be
taken good care of.”
– Professor of the Institute of
Philosophy in the Chinese Academy
27 (The following extracts were compiled from books I provides a little insight into Yen Hui as a person and his
have collected over the years. It represents recorded importance in relation to the Yen Clan)
facts of the existence of your ancestor Yen Hui and
