Poetry describing regret but helplessness

1. Once you make a mistake, you will laugh forever, and if you look back, you will be a hundred years old.

From: "Ming Liang Ji" by Yang Yi of the Ming Dynasty.

Translation: A moment of inadvertence makes a big mistake, which becomes an eternal regret; when you recall the past and suddenly wake up, this life has passed.

2. This feeling can be recalled later, but it was already at a loss at that time.

From: "Jin Se" by Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty.

Translation: Why do I have to recall this scene now? It’s just that I didn’t know how to cherish it at that time.

3. Although the mountain alliance is there, it is difficult to trust the brocade book. Mo, mo, mo!

From: "The Hairpin-headed Phoenix·Red Hands" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty.

Translation: The vow of eternal love is still there, but the brocade letter can no longer be delivered. Looking back at that time, I can only sigh: Mo, Mo, Mo!

4. When the flowers are blooming, they must be broken. Don’t wait until there are no flowers.

From: "Golden Thread Clothes" by Du Qiuniang in the Tang Dynasty.

Translation: When the flowers bloom and can be picked, you should go ahead and break them. Don't wait until the flowers fade and only break an empty branch.

5. Keep your promises and never think about the opposite. On the contrary, if you don’t think about it, that’s enough!

From: "Meng" written by an unknown person in the pre-Qin Dynasty.

Translation: The oath of each other is still in my ears, but I never expected that you would violate your oath.

Don't think about betraying the alliance again, let it go now that it's over!