人無遠慮,必有近憂

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Chinese

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man; person; people not have foresight; long view; to plan far ahead
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to have; there is; there are
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

Etymology

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From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):

子曰:「人無遠慮,必有近憂。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
子曰:「人无远虑,必有近忧。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zǐyuē: “Rén wú yuǎnlǜ, bì yǒu jìnyōu.” [Pinyin]
The Master said, "If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand."

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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人無遠慮,必有近憂

  1. He who gives no thought to problems of the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand