〈成〉 Looking back—I don't see the ancients; Looking ahead—can't see the generations to come. :
前不见古人,后不见来者。 念天地之悠悠,独怆然而涕下。 (陈子昂《登幽州台歌》) Looking back—I don't see the ancients; | Looking ahead—I can't see the generations to come. | I brood on the endlessness of Heaven and Earth, | I stand alone—and tears stream down.