[天下兴亡,匹夫有责 / 天下興,亡匹夫有責, tiān xià xīng wáng, pǐ fū yǒu zéㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄤˊ, ㄆㄧˇ ㄈㄨ ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄜˊ] The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (成语 saw). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
[先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐 / 先天下之憂而憂,后天下之樂而樂, xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu, hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lèㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ ㄦˊ ㄧㄡ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄓ ㄌㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄜˋ] 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 範仲淹|范仲淹, See Also: 岳陽樓記, 岳阳楼记, 範仲淹, 范仲淹