Gōngdao shìjiān wéi báifà.

公道世間惟白髮。

Lit The only equal treatment in the world [is] white hair [i.e., time].

Fig Only time treats everyone equally.

Note [A line from a Tang dynasty poem by Du Mu, entitled “Sòng Yínzi Yī Jué.”]

Topics AGE Du Mu EQUALITY OLD AGE POETRY Sòng Yínzi Yī Jué Tang dynasty TIME