先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐

The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4 yan1]

early / prior / former / in advance / first

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hou4 tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural

day / sky / heaven

land under heaven / the whole world / the whole of China / realm / rule

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori

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surname Yue

happy / cheerful / to laugh

music