Confucian Analects · Analects 11.6
Chi K'ang asked which of the disciples loved to learn. Confucius replied to him, 'There was Yen Hui; he loved to learn. Unfortunately his appointed time was short, and he died. Now there is no one who loves to learn, as he did.'
Chinese · source text【第六章】李康子問弟子孰為好學。孔子對曰、有顏回者好學、不幸短命死矣、今也則亡。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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