A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
March 10, 2005
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One should not pursue that which is not necessary in one's life,
otherwise one will have to pay a price.
One who knows how to preserve happiness will not burden himself
unnecessarily.
Yan Hui
DAILY and WEEKLY Wisdom from different sources since Dec, 1997
www.deeshan.com
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Yan Hui
颜回：（前521～前481年）春秋末鲁国人。字子渊，亦颜渊， 孔子最得意弟子。《雍也》说他“一箪食，一飘饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐”。为人谦逊好学，“不迁怒，不贰过”。他异常尊重老师，对孔子无事不从无言不悦。以德行著称，孔子称赞他“贤哉回也”，“回也，其心三月不违反、仁”（《雍也》）。不幸早死。汉高祖东巡祀孔子时以颜回配享，后历代因之。唐贞观二年（６２８年）诏称“先师”。开元二十七年（７３９年）追封“兖国公”。明嘉靖九年（１５３０年）改称“复圣”。在曲阜城内建有复圣庙，俗称颜庙。
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
March 10, 2005
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One should not pursue that which is not necessary in one's life,
otherwise one will have to pay a price.
One who knows how to preserve happiness will not burden himself
unnecessarily.
Yan Hui
DAILY and WEEKLY Wisdom from different sources since Dec, 1997
www.deeshan.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yan Hui
颜回：（前521～前481年）春秋末鲁国人。字子渊，亦颜渊， 孔子最得意弟子。《雍也》说他“一箪食，一飘饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧，回也不改其乐”。为人谦逊好学，“不迁怒，不贰过”。他异常尊重老师，对孔子无事不从无言不悦。以德行著称，孔子称赞他“贤哉回也”，“回也，其心三月不违反、仁”（《雍也》）。不幸早死。汉高祖东巡祀孔子时以颜回配享，后历代因之。唐贞观二年（６２８年）诏称“先师”。开元二十七年（７３９年）追封“兖国公”。明嘉靖九年（１５３０年）改称“复圣”。在曲阜城内建有复圣庙，俗称颜庙。