You can't have your cake and eat it. You can't have your cake and eat it. -The Fish I Desire by Mencius during the Warring States Period
Interpretation: If these two things cannot be obtained at the same time, I would rather give up fish and choose bear's paw.
The second poem about choice:
Live and be a man among men; Die and become the soul in the soul. -"Summer quatrains" by Li Qingzhao in the Song Dynasty
Interpretation: You should be a hero in life and a hero in ghosts after death. It can also be said that I would rather die a fair death than drag out an ignoble existence.
Poetry three about choice:
Since ancient times, no one has died in life, leaving a heart that shines through history. -Wen Tianxiang in the Southern Song Dynasty "Crossing the Zero Ding Yang"
Interpretation: People will die, preferring to leave their sincere heart after death rather than drag out an ignoble existence in collusion with others.
Poetry four about choice:
I refused to marry Feng Chun, but I was misunderstood by the autumn wind for no reason. -He Zhu in the Northern Song Dynasty "Heart Bitter Willow Back to the Pond"
Interpretation: Spring refuses to open, and now it suffers from desolation in the autumn wind for no reason. Metaphor means that you have to bear the consequences of choosing the wrong one.
On Choice: A good minister chooses the Lord to serve, and a good bird chooses the forest to live in. -Proverbs of unknown origin
Interpretation: A good courtier will choose a good master to serve, and a clever bird and beast will choose a suitable wooden branch to inhabit.