人无远虑，必有近忧
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
Traditional: 人無遠慮，必有近憂
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- He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
- Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
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Related Words
鉴往知来(jiàn wǎng zhī lái)— to observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come
→及时行乐(jí shí xíng lè)— to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
→茶饭不思(chá fàn bù sī)— no thought for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering
→一刀切(yī dāo qiē)— lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
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