Confucius, The Confucian Analects, bk. 11:11
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?...While you do not know life, how can you know about death?
While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?...While you do not know life, how can you know about death?