人無遠慮,必有近憂

Chinese

man; person; people not have foresight; long view; to plan far ahead
 
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
immediate concern
trad. (人無遠慮,必有近憂) 遠慮 近憂
simp. (人无远虑,必有近忧) 远虑 近忧
Literally: “If a person lacks consideration for what is long off, he will indeed have worries before too long.”

Etymology

A quote from Weilinggong, in the Analects.

Pronunciation


Proverb

人無遠慮,必有近憂

  1. he who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby
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