a fatalism oriented old Chinese quote, meaning,
“When something is in your fate, you will have it ultimately.
When something is not in your fate, there is no use pressing hard for it.”
This quote may seem too passive for most people, but those Chinese not believing in fatalism may still use it for comforting themselves after trying hard but failed to achieve their goals.
命 = fate, 裡 = inside => 命裡 = in a person’s fate,
有時 = have (something) at some time, 終需有 = ultimately have (it),
無時 = do not have (something) at any time,
莫 = do not, 強 = by force / press hard, 求 = request
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