五十而知天命 wǔ shí ér zhī tiān mìng

wǔ shí ér zhī tiān mìng phrase at fifty, I understood the mandate of heaven
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from Book 2 為政 Wei Zheng of the 論語 “Analects of Confucius” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Legge 1861, vol. 1, Confucian Analects, p. 11)

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