A Meal Shared with Sorrow: Confucius at the Table of a Mourner

By / / empathy, mourning, propriety, respect, ritual, Shu Er VII, Shu Er VII Chapter 9, The Analects
It was recorded: When Confucius ate beside a mourner, he never ate his fill.

When the Master was eating by the side of a mourner, he never ate to the full.

子食于有丧者之侧，未尝饱也。

Source: The Analects, Shu Er VII, Chapter 9

Author: The Compilers of The Analects

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