“Is it excessive?” said he. “If I am not to mourn bitterly for this man, for whom should I mourn?”
曰：“有恸乎？非夫人之为恸而谁为！”
Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 10
Author: Confucius
The Measure of Grief: For Whom Else Should One Mourn So Bitterly?
“Is it excessive?” said he. “If I am not to mourn bitterly for this man, for whom should I mourn?”
曰：“有恸乎？非夫人之为恸而谁为！”
Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 10
Author: Confucius
