wú​shēng​yě​yǒu​yá'ér​zhī​yě​wú​yá

life is short, learning is limitless

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吾生也有涯,而知也无涯/ 吾生也有涯,而知也無涯 wú​shēng​yě​yǒu​yá'ér​zhī​yě​wú​yá life is short, learning is limitless

Life is finite while knowledge is infinite; a famous quote from Zhuangzi's 'Inner Chapters' meaning that one's lifespan has limits, but the pursuit of knowledge does not.

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