...vii. p. 629; see Turpin, 'Siam,' ibid. voL ir. p. -600. of worship in this maxim, " to give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may he called wisdom." It is said that in our own time the Taepings have made a step beyond Confucius ;...

...about the Divine. The bent and constant attitude of his mind is given in his words, "To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, this may be called wisdom." We must not look to Confucius, then, for any light upon religious matters....

...or that the notion of a future life had any strong influence over his actions. "To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and while respecting spiritual beings to keep aloof from them, may be considered wisdom." This is Confucian religion. It is eminently practical, if not very spiritual. It...

...returned to a question as to what constituted wisdom : — ' To give one's self earnestly,' said he, ' to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual...beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom*.' At any rate, as by his frequent references to Heaven, instead of following the phraseology of the older...

...returned to a question as to what constituted wisdom : — ' To give one's self earnestly,' said he, ' to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual...beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom*.' At any rate, as by his frequent references to Heaven, instead of following the phraseology of the older...

...man of complete virtue. ' ' Fan-che asked what constituted wisdom. The Master said : "To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting...spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be callea wisdom." He asked about perfect vjrtue. The Master said : "The man of virtue makes the difficulty...

...creed which was not practical. He said, "• To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to man, and while respecting spiritual beings to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom." One of the foremost of his disciples once asked him about the service of the spirits of the dead, and...

...man and man, to propriety and etiquette, and to ceremony and usage. He said that " To give one's self to the duties due to men and while respecting spiritual...beings to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom. " 5 We think that Confucius cut the tap-root of all true progress, and therefore is largely responsible...

...etiquette, and to ceremony and usage. He said : that " To give one's self to the duties due to men and i while respecting spiritual beings to keep aloof from ' them, may be called wisdom. " 5 We think that Confucius cut the tap-root of all time i progress, and therefore is largely responsible...

...the next life when I cannot explain this," also said: "To give one's self to the duties due to man, and while respecting spiritual beings to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom," and again: " Honor the gods and keep them far from you." (6.) The Phallicism found in Shinto belongs...