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五十而知天命
wǔ​shí'ér​zhī​tiān​mìng

at fifty one knows destiny

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五十而知天命 wǔ​shí'ér​zhī​tiān​mìng
at fifty one knows destiny
at the age of fifty one understands the mandate of heaven, a quotation from the Analects of Confucius describing the progression of wisdom with age

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  • 知命 zhī​mìng