jokes from ancient china

Achieving Success at the Age of Thirty

In the Qing Dynasty a teacher made two students write an essay in title of "Achieving Success at the Age of Thirty" (literally in Chinese: Standing on One's Feet at Thirty).

After a long time one wrote: At the age of double fifteen, one dare not sit on the chair or the bench. The other wrote: At the age of half sixty, one can only stand erect.

(Compiled and Translated by Liu Jiangting et al.)

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