文／春秋．孔子（551BC～479BC）

吾十有五而志於學；

三十而立；

四十而不惑；

五十而知天命；

六十而耳順；

七十而從心所欲，不踰矩。

──選自《論語》

The Practice of Government (Excerpt)

Confucius

(551 BC - 479 BC, Spring and Autumn Period)

English translation: James Legge

At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.

At thirty, I stood firm.

At forty, I had no doubts.

At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.

At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ

for the reception of truth.

At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.

── from Lunyu

(Analects of Confucius)