Zengzi (曾子) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zengzi was a scholar and Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 505 to BC 436 曾子弘毅之語
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 121

Works and attributed material

Saying · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zhu Xi (朱熹)
Directly stated · History of Song 430, passage 121

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 430Volume 430 Biographies 189: Taoist Scholars 4: Zhu Shimenren, Huang Gan, Li Fan, Zhang Qia, Chen Chun, Li Fangzi, Huang Hao · 1 passage

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熹告以曾子弘毅之語，且曰：「致遠固以毅，而任重貴乎弘也。」 Xi cited Zengzi on resolute breadth and said, "Distance demands resoluteness, but bearing a heavy charge values breadth more."