1. I have a good heart, and even though I died nine times, I still have no regrets. ——Qu Yuan's "Li Sao" in the Warring States Period
Translation: This is what I pursue in my heart, and I will not regret it even if I die many times.
2. The clothes are getting wider and wider, but I don’t regret it at all. I feel haggard because of the beauty. ——Liu Yong of the Song Dynasty, "Die Lian Hua·Standing in a Dangerous Building, the Breeze is Soft"
Translation: I am losing weight day by day but I never feel regretful. I would rather lose weight for her and look haggard.
3. My soul will follow you and I will never regret it. I will miss you endlessly and suffer for you. ——Anonymous "Ancient Lovesickness Song Part 1" from the Han Dynasty
Translation: I am obsessed with you, but I don’t regret it at all. This long lovesickness is all about you.
4. There is no need to worry about the same things, and there will be no regrets when they are gone. It's only in the past, good times are waiting for you. ——Tao Yuanming of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, "Reading the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Chapter 10"
Translation: The same thing is that the living beings have no remaining sorrow and have turned into foreign objects without repentance. If there is no such will and character, how can the good times come?
5. After countless hardships, you are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. ——Zheng Banqiao's "Inscription on Bamboo and Stone" in the Qing Dynasty
Translation: It has withstood thousands of hardships and blows, but it is still as tough and upright; no matter the east wind, west wind, south wind or north wind, it cannot be blown down. Can't make it surrender.