if one hears the Way in the morning, one may die in the evening without regret
Proverb attributed to Confucius, expressing that understanding the truth or the right path is so valuable that one can face death without regret. Used in literary or philosophical contexts.
「朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり」という言葉は、真理を知ることの尊さを説いている。
The saying 'If one hears the Way in the morning, one may die in the evening without regret' teaches the preciousness of knowing the truth.
From Confucius’s saying 朝聞道、夕死可矣 in the 里仁 chapter of the 『論語』, expressing that learning the Way makes even death that same day acceptable.