Day and Night

子夏曰：日知其所亡，

rì zhī qí suǒ wáng

月无忘其所能，

yuè wú wàng qí suǒ néng

可谓好学也已矣。

kě wèi hào xué yě yǐ yǐ

子夏曰 - Zixia said

日 - sun (day)

知其 - know that

所亡 - which has been lost/perished

月 - moon (night)

无忘 - not forget

其所能 - what is able

可谓 - can truly be said

好学 - inclined towards study

也 - indeed

已 - already

矣 - already (declarative tone)

Zixia said: "To be aware of what you do not know every day and to hold fast to your knowledge even at night- that can truly be said to be studious!" - Analects 19:5