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Does it flip when you’re old?
少年老い易く学成り難し (Shounen oiyasuku gaku narigatashi; “For a youth to age is easy, and to become a scholar is hard”) Definition: People should study hard when they’re young, because time is precious and fleeting. When you’re young you feel like you … Continue reading
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Tagged classical Japanese grammar, hard work, learning, life is short, Zhu Xi, 偶成, 学成り難, 少年老い易, 朱熹
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