Ziyou (Yan Yan) 言偃
pupil of Confucius · Lu, Spring and Autumn China · 506?–443? BC
A pupil of Confucius; Yan Yan was his name and Ziyou his courtesy name. As governor of Wucheng, a small town in Lu, he taught its people rites and music.
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5th century BC · He answered his teacher's joke with his teacher's own words
Ziyou answered, "I once heard you say, Master: 'When the gentleman learns the Way he loves others; when the common people learn the Way they are easy to lead.'"
子游對曰：「昔者偃也聞諸夫子曰：『君子學道則愛人，小人學道則易使也。』」Analects, book 17 (Yang Huo)
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