Kǒngzǐ shuō sìshí bú huò, wǒ kuài sìshí le què yuè lái yuè mímáng.
Confucius said 'forty brings clarity', but as I near forty I feel more lost than ever.
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From the Analects 《论语·为政》: 吾十有五而志于学,三十而立,四十而不惑,五十而知天命,六十而耳顺,七十而从心所欲不逾矩 — Confucius's autobiography of his inner life by decade. 不惑 means he was no longer confused about how to live.