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		<title>Confucius -- The Analects [論語, 论语, Lúnyǔ], Book 15, verse 12 (15.12) (6th C. BC &#8211; 3rd C. AD) [tr. Legge (1861), 15.11]</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. [人無遠慮、必有近憂。] In modern arrangements, this is 15.12; older ones use Legge&#8217;s verse numberings (15.11). (Source (Chinese)). Other translations: They who care not for the morrow will the sooner have their sorrow. [tr. Jennings (1895), 15.11] If a man [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.</p>
<p>[人無遠慮、必有近憂。]</p>
<br><b>Confucius</b> (c. 551- c. 479 BC) Chinese philosopher, sage, politician [孔夫子 (Kǒng Fūzǐ, K'ung Fu-tzu, K'ung Fu Tse), 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ, Chungni), 孔丘 (Kǒng Qiū, K'ung Ch'iu)]<br><i>The Analects</i> [論語, 论语, <i>Lúnyǔ]</i>, Book 15, verse 12 (15.12) (6th C. BC &#8211; 3rd C. AD) [tr. Legge (1861), 15.11] 
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In modern arrangements, this is 15.12; older ones use Legge's verse numberings (15.11). (<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chinese_Classics/Volume_1/Confucian_Analects/XV#:~:text=%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%80%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%91%E5%AD%90%E6%9B%B0%E3%80%81-,%E4%BA%BA%E7%84%A1%E9%81%A0%E6%85%AE%E3%80%81%E5%BF%85%E6%9C%89%E8%BF%91%E6%86%82%E3%80%82,-%E3%80%90%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%8C%E7%AB%A0%E3%80%91%E5%AD%90%E6%9B%B0">Source (Chinese)</a>). Other translations:<br><br> 

<blockquote>They who care not for the morrow will the sooner have their sorrow.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.25525/page/173/mode/2up?q=%22not+for+the+morrow%22">Jennings</a> (1895), 15.11]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a man takes no thought for the morrow, he will be sorry before today is out.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/TheDiscoursesAndSayingsOfConfucius/page/n155/mode/2up?q=%22thought+for+the+morrow%22">Ku Hung-Ming</a> (1898), 15.11]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Analects_of_Confucius/I-O4nmWeSnwC?gbpv=1&bsq=%22heeds%20not%20the%20future%22">Soothill</a> (1910), 15.11]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>Men who don't think of the far, will have trouble near.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.4505/page/n101/mode/2up?q=%22think+of+the+far%22">Pound</a> (1933), 15.11]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>He who will not worry about what is far off will soon find something worse than worry close at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analects0000conf_a6y6/page/184/mode/2up?q=%22what+is+far+off%22">Waley</a> (1938), 15.11]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a man does not give thought to problems which are still distant, he will be worried by them when they get nearer<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.20677/page/148/mode/2up?q=%22man+does+not+give+thought%22">Ware</a> (1950), 15.12]</blockquote><br>



<blockquote>He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be best by worries much closer at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analectslunyu00conf/page/134/mode/2up?q=%22thought+to+difficulties%22">Lau</a> (1979), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a man avoids thinking about distant matters he will certainly have worries close at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analects0000conf_d2c3/page/60/mode/2up?q=%22distant+matters%22">Dawson</a> (1993), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>A man with no concern for the future is bound to worry about the present.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Analects_of_Confucius/kj_Kl9l0RZQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=15.12">Leys</a> (1997), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a man does not have long-range considerations, he will surely incur imminent afflictions.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analectsofconfuc00unse_0/page/154/mode/2up?q=%22long-range+considerations%22">Huang</a> (1997), 15.12] </blockquote><br>


<blockquote>If one has no any consideration for the future, might have some anxiety in near.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analectsofconfuc00conf_1/page/182/mode/2up?q=%22any+consideration%22">Cai/Yu</a> (1998), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The person who does not consider what is still far off will not escape being alarmed at what is near at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analectsofconfuc0000conf_e9q2/page/186/mode/2up?q=%22does+not+consider%22">Ames/Rosemont</a> (1998), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a man has no worries about what is far off, he will assuredly have troubles that are near at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/originalanalects0000conf/page/132/mode/2up?q=%2215%3A12%22">Brooks/Brooks</a> (1998), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If things far away don't concern you, you'll soon mourn things close at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://archive.org/details/analects0000conf/page/174/mode/2up?q=%22soon+mourn+things%22">Hinton</a> (1998), 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The person who fails to take far-reaching precautions is sure to encounter near-at-hand woes.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Analects_of_Confucius/nw8ywCP7w8gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=sure%20to%20encounter">Watson</a> (2007) 15.12]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>The person who does not think ahead about the distant future is sure to be troubled by worries close at hand.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Analects/7czwAAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=15.12">Annping Chin</a> (2014)]</blockquote><br>

<blockquote>If a person does not plan and prepare for the future, he must be beset by worries and troubles very soon.<br>
[tr. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Confucius_Analects_%E8%AB%96%E8%AA%9E/Z_AFEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover&bsq=%22fawning%20people%20are%20dangerous%22%2012">Li</a> (2020), 15.12]</blockquote><br>						</span>
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		<title>Brault, Robert -- (Attributed)</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I like friends who, when you tell them you need a moment alone, know enough not to stray too far.</p>
<br><b>Robert Brault</b> (b. c. 1945) American aphorist, programmer<br>(Attributed) 
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