The ancient people’s famous sayings about fate are short, insightful and thought-provoking

1. It is difficult to walk without sorrow, and the sorrow is tiring to cultivate the body.

From "Fifteen Fables" by Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty. Don't be sad about your rough fate. What you should be sad about is your lack of self-cultivation.

2. Since ancient times, many saints and sages have had poor lives, and traitors and villains have all been granted the title of marquis.

From "Jingshui Xing" by Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty. Since ancient times, people with noble moral character, talent and intelligence will not have a good fate. On the contrary, those who are traitorous and evil can be in high positions.

3. Although Zhu Yan deceives me today, he will not let you go when his hair is gray.

From "Replying to the Young Men" by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty. Zhuyan refers to youth. His time, future. Jun, you, you guys. This statement means that no one can escape the fate of aging. Young people should not be too complacent. In the future, you will also get old and gray. It is meant to lament that life is easy to grow old and the years are short.

4. The events of the past and present are tragic and surprising. He comes from a difficult life and never gets involved.

From Chen Weisong's "Man Jiang Hong·Qiu Ri Jing Xinlingjun Temple" by Chen Weisong of the Qing Dynasty. It’s really sad and surprising how many things happened in the past. The regrets about one's own destiny and the current situation have always been so worrying.

5. The sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortune and fortune.

From "A Dream of Red Mansions Chapter 11" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty. The happiness and destiny of life are as unpredictable as the weather changes.

6. There is a time in life that must be there, but there is no time in life, so don’t force it.

In the old days, it was believed that whatever is in destiny will definitely be there. Don’t force anything that is not in destiny. Everything needs to be obeyed by destiny.

7. A gentleman is content with poverty, and a wise man knows his fate.

From "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng" by Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty. A gentleman can feel at ease when facing poverty; a generous person obeys the destiny.

8. Great wealth comes from fate, small wealth comes from hard work.

Great wealth is determined by fate, while small wealth can be obtained through personal hard work.

9. Everything is fate and nothing is up to you.

Fatalists believe that everything in life is arranged by fate and no one can decide anything.

10. My heart is as high as the sky, but my life is as thin as paper.

From "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" IV by Li Yu of the Qing Dynasty. Although his aspirations were high, his fate was unfortunate.