- 朝闻道,夕死可矣 zhāowéndàoxīsǐkěyǐ die content with the truthif one hears the way in the morning, one can die without regret in the evening; a Confucian teaching emphasizing the supreme value of understanding the truth or the right path
- 朝闻道夕死可矣 zhāowéndàoxīsǐkěyǐ once enlightened, one can die happilyIf one learns the truth in the morning, one can die without regret in the evening; expresses a passionate and urgent pursuit of the truth or a righteous path.