寧為太平犬不做亂世人 (Better Off A Dog in Peace Than A Man in Turmoil)—CORRECTED

by AdamStanislav - uploaded on March 29, 2021, 3:14 am

寧為太平犬不做亂世人 (Better Off A Dog in Peace Than A Man in Turmoil) is a Chinese expression that “originates from Volume 3 of the 1627 short story collection by Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World.” Or so says https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_you_live_in_interesting_times#Origins with https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/寧為太平犬，不做亂世人 having some details.