An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. ——Anonymous
If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be sad. ——Ancient Chinese Yuefu poem "Long Song Xing"
White hair makes you grow old, and green sun makes you die every year. ——Meng Haoran, "Returning to Nanshan at the End of the Year"
I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes, but to cherish your youth. If there are flowers, you must break them straight away. Don’t wait until there are no flowers. ——Anonymous "The Golden Thread Clothes"
You grow old very quickly. Although her hair has changed her mind, she still hasn't changed her mind. Try the golden wine and listen to the old music again, it's still like the sound she made when she was drunk.
——Ouyang Xiu "Picking Mulberries"