Mǎ yǒu sān féi, sān shòu; rén yǒu sān qǐ, sān luò.

馬有三肥三瘦, 人有三起三落。

Lit [Just as in their lives] horses [experience] three [times getting] thinner [and] three [times] getting fatter, [so] people [in life will also experience] three rises [and] three falls.

Fig Life is full of “ups and downs.” One should be able to experience adversity in one's life with a philosophical attitude.

Topics ADVERSITY DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCE LIFE VICISSITUDES