Saturday, June 13, 2026

Mo Tzu

Mo Tzu (Chinese philosopher and religious leader, c. 5th century BCE)

“Even in the deep valleys, the broad forests, the dark and distant places where no one lives, you must not fail to act with sincerity, for the ghosts and spirits will see you even there!”

  • From the Basic Writings of Mo Tzu (Explaining Ghosts, Part III, section 31), translated by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1963).

 

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