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predecessor · forebears · the person facing you

qián rén
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If humanity's material life becomes richer year by year, cakes become more and more elaborate, technology becomes more and more convenient, and at the same time, without earlier generations planting trees, later generations would not be able to enjoy their shade, then I am sure that the "rich" life must've been brought about by our industrious forefathers, those who were unafraid to taste the bitterness of hardship.
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
All men are equal under the law.
We should learn from those who have gone before us.
我们应該向前人学习。
Today our numbers are few, but with the right political strategy, in a couple years we may number in the tens of thousands.
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