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.

人

rén

person; people

无

wú

not to have

远

yuǎn

far

虑

lǜ

to think over

,

,

必

bì

certainly

有

yǒu

to have; there is

近

jìn

near

忧

yōu

to worry