人无远虑,必有近忧

rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

rén

person; people

not to have

yuǎn

far

to think over

,

certainly

yǒu

to have; there is

jìn

near

yōu

to worry