is no more than one would expect from a man of modesty. However, he did say of Yen Yüan, ‘in his heart for three months at a time Hui does not lapse from benevolence,’ while ‘the others attain benevolence merely by fits and starts’ (VI.7). This emphasis on the difficulty of practising benevolence is echoed, as we have seen, by Tseng Tzu who described benevolence as ‘a heavy burden’ (VIII.7
