人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu

DEFINITIONS

  1. He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
遠 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound
慮 lǜ be concerned, worry about
必 bì
HSK 3
surely, most certainly; must
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
近 jìn
HSK 2
near, close; approach; intimate
憂 yōu sad, grieved; grief, melancholy