 | Charles Wilfrid Allan - China - 1925 - 274 pages
...the attitude of Confucius on these question : — Chi 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?" He was answered: "While you do not know life, how can... | |
 | Emory Richard Johnson - China - 1928 - 242 pages
...several occasions, but always in an impersonal way. "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 can... | |
 | China - 1928 - 782 pages
...(Shen> that Confucius did not talk about. Again, 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 the spirits ?"* On another occasion, Fan Chih asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said : "To... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1930 - 1028 pages
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 | Confucius - Ethics - 1932 - 76 pages
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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? 
