Confucius on the Paradox of Love: Why a Parent’s Age Brings Both Joy and Fear​

Confucius Quote: The years of parents are an occasion at once for joy and for fear.

The years of parents may by no means not be kept in the memory, as an occasion at once for joy and for fear.

父母之年,不可不知也。一则以喜,一则以惧。

Source: The Analects, Li Ren IV, Chapter 21

Author: Confucius / 孔子

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