The Prerequisite of Service: Men Before Spirits

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Confucius said: “If you cannot serve the living, how can you serve the spirits of the dead?”

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?

未能事人，焉能事鬼？

Source: The Analects, Xian Jin XI, Chapter 12

Author: Confucius

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