先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐

xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè

Definitions

1. 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[fàn zhòng yān]

down

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

early

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])

empress

day

land under heaven

the day after tomorrow

happy

music

and

to worry