 | 1870 - 936 pàgines
...One of his disciples asked, "about serving the spirits of the dead ? " The Sage evasively replied, " While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ? " The disciple said, "I venture to ask about death," and the reply was, " While you do not know life,... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1871 - 230 pàgines
...z/'they were present; he sacrificed to the spirits as if the spirits were present." Ibid. ill. 12. the master said, ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' The disciple added, ' I venture to ask about death;' he was answered, 'While you do not know about... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1871 - 232 pàgines
...if they were present ; he sacrificed to the spirits as if the spirits were present." Ibid. ill. 12. the master said, ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' The disciple added, ' I venture to ask about death;' he was answered, 'While you do not know about... | |
 | James Legge - 1861 - 540 pàgines
...explicitly on this subject. He tried to evade it. " Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead, and the master said, 'While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' The disciple added, 'I venture to ask about death,' and he was answered, ' While you do not know life,... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1874 - 706 pàgines
...remonstrate with ; things that are past, it is needless to blame.' Kee-Loo asked about serving the gods. The Master said, ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve the gods ? ' Kee-Loo said, 'I venture to ask about death.' The Master said, ' While you do not comprehend... | |
 | Moncure Daniel Conway - 1874 - 496 pàgines
...their course, it is needless to remonstrate with ; things that are past, it is needless to blame.' Master said, ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve the gods ? ' Kee-Loo said, ' I venture to ask about death.' The Master said, ' While you do not comprehend... | |
 | James Legge - 1875 - 364 pàgines
...explicitly on this subject. He tried to evade it. " Ke Loo asked about serving the spirits of the dead, and the master said, ' While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ? ' The disciple added, ' I venture to ask about death/ and he was answered, 'While you do not know... | |
 | John Russell (Viscount Amberley.) - 1876 - 524 pàgines
...unbroken silence. 3 Interrogated "about serving the spirits of the dead," he gave this striking answer: " While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?" And when "Ke Loo added, 'I venture to ask about death?' he was answered, 'While you do not know life,... | |
 | John Russell Amberley (viscount) - 1877 - 766 pàgines
...Yu, xvii. 19). Interrogated "about serving the spirits of the dead," he gave this striking answer: "While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits ?'' And when "Ke Loo added, 'I venture to ask about death?' he was answered, 'While you do not know... | |
 | Paul Tidman - 1877 - 260 pàgines
...distance the words of the Chinese sage, " What you do not wish done to yourself, do not to others. While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve the gods ? By undivided attention to the passion nature, it is possible to become a little child ;... | |
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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? 
