filial duty

  • The Analects – Chapter 11.8

    After Yan Hui died, his father Yan Lu asked Confucius to sell his carriage so that an outer coffin (guo) could be made for Yan Hui’s burial. Confucius replied, “Whether talented or not, when it comes to one’s son, each is speaking of his own child. When my son Li died, he had a…