先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
xiān​tiān​xià​zhī​yōu'ér​yōu, hòu​tiān​xià​zhī​lè'ér​lè

selfless devotion

  • created sense approved 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐/先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 · xiān​tiān​xià​zhī​yōu'ér​yōu, hòu​tiān​xià​zhī​lè'ér​lè · selfless devotion

    先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 / 先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂

    xiān​tiān​xià​zhī​yōu'ér​yōu, hòu​tiān​xià​zhī​lè'ér​lè

    selfless devotion

    to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay "On Yueyang Tower" by Song writer Fan Zhongyan)

    这种“先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐”的高尚品质，一直为后人所传颂。

    created sense