 | 1903 - 772 pages
...agnosticism, knowing neither spirit nor faith. Dr. Wu quotes the familiar passage from the Analects: ' Kee Leo asked about serving the spirits of the dead, and the...disciple added, " I venture to ask about death," and he was answered, "While you do not know life, how can you know about death?" ' But Confucius was not... | |
 | Leonard Trelawney Hobhouse - Ethics, Evolutionary - 1906 - 314 pages
...Confucius encourage thinking about the future life. Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, " While 'you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ? " Ke Loo added, " I venture to ask about death." He was answered, " While you do not know life, how... | |
 | Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse - 1906 - 312 pages
...Confucius encourage thinking about the future life. Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, " While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirit ? " Ke Loo added, " I venture to ask about death." He was answered, " While you do not know... | |
 | Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse - Ethics, Evolutionary - 1906 - 312 pages
...Confucius encourage thinking about the future life. Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, " While you are not able to serve men, how can you servo their spirits ? " Ke Loo added, " I venture to ask about death." He was answered, " While you... | |
 | Calvin Wilson Mateer - Chinese language - 1906 - 854 pages
...deformity, should we not be content with onr lot ? 24 When Ts'i Lu nsked about serving the gods, Confncins said, "While you are not able to serve men how can you serve the gods ?" He also asked concerning death, to which Confucius replied, " While you do not understand... | |
 | James Legge - Confucianism - 1907 - 280 pages
...conscious being. Bnt Confucius never spoke explicitly on this subject. He tried to evade it. ' Chi \"L,u asked about serving the spirits of the dead, and the...disciple added, "I venture to ask about death," and he was answered, " While you do not know life, how can you know about death3."' Still more striking... | |
 | Oliver Joseph Thatcher - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1907 - 462 pages
...it smelt him and then rose. ( ?) . CHAPTER XI. Kee Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, "While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?" Kee Loo added, "I venture to ask about death?" He was answered, "While you do not know life, how can... | |
 | John Angus Bethune Cook - East Asia - 1907 - 250 pages
...of the " Analects," which refer to the " Sambayang Hantu " (worship of ghosts). The sage (Confucius) said : " While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ?" And again he said : " While you do not know life, how can you know about death ?" The explanation... | |
 | Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse - Ethics, Evolutionary - 1908 - 312 pages
...Confucius encourage thinking about the future life. Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, " While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ? " Ke Loo added, " I venture to ask about death." He was answered, " While you do not know life, how... | |
 | Frank Sargent Hoffman - Civilization - 1908 - 420 pages
...of his disciples once asked him about serving the spirits of the dead and the master replied : ' ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?" and when asked a question about death, he answered : " While you do not know life, how can you know... | |
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Lu asked about serving the spirits of the dead. The Master said, 'While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' Chi Lu added, 'I venture to ask about death? 
