吾生也有涯，而知也无涯

Traditional form:

吾生也有涯，而知也無涯

Pinyin (reading):

wúshēngyěyǒuyá,érzhīyěwúyá

Definitions:

• Life is short, learning is limitless
• Ars longa, vita brevis

Characters:

• 吾 - I, my, our; to resist, to impede
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 也 - also, too
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 也 - also, too
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore

Traditional characters:

• 吾 - I, my, our; to resist, to impede
• 生 - life, lifetime; birth; growth
• 也 - also, too
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 知 - to know, to perceive, to comprehend
• 也 - also, too
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less
• 涯 - border, horizon; river bank, shore