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学如不及,犹恐失之。

Confucius 论语·秦伯

Xué rú bùjí, yóu kǒng shī zhī.
学如不及,犹恐失之。
Learn as if you are always left behind, and fear you may lose the knowledge after you grasp it.

学 learn, study;
如 as, like;
不 no, not;
及 reach, come up to;
犹just as, as if;
恐 fear, terrify;
失 lose, miss;
之 this