Raising his cup, he said: when life goes well, enjoy it to the full.
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From Li Bai's (李白, Tang dynasty) 《将进酒》 ('Bring In the Wine'): 人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月 - 'In life's good moments one must drink to full joy; never let the gold goblet sit empty before the moon.' One of the most electric opening passages in Chinese poetry.
usage
得意 here means 'getting one's wishes / things going well', not the modern 'pleased with oneself / smug'. Often cited together with 莫使金樽空对月 as a carpe-diem motto.
