 | Payson Jackson Treat - China - 1928 - 602 pages
...into countless castes. Their attitude toward the gods has been well summed up by their great sage: To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men,...while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them—that may be called wisdom. So the masses have adopted a very human relationship toward the gods—make... | |
 | China - 1928 - 782 pages
...these scholars, Confucius was one. "To give one's self earnestly to the duties toward our fellowmen, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom."1 "To sacrifice to others instead of one's own family spirits is flattery."1 These are typical... | |
 | Lynn Thorndike - Civilization - 1926 - 702 pages
...can you serve spirits? While you do not know life, what can you know about death? To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom." Such were the answers he gave, when questioned about such matters, and... | |
 | James Legge - China - 1930 - 1028 pages
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 | Confucius - Ethics - 1932 - 76 pages
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To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.' CHAP. XX. Fan Ch'ih asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said, To give one's self earnestly... 
