Saturday, March 21, 2026

Mo Tzu

Mo Tzu (5th century BCE Chinese philosopher and theologian)

“If the worthy are not rewarded and the wicked are not punished, then there will be no way to encourage the worthy or put a stop to evil.”

  • From the Basic Writings of Mo Tzu (Honoring the Worthy, part II, section 9), translated by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1963).

 

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