How is the phrase Quem me dera ter começado antes translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
I wish I'd started earlier
phrase

Diz-se com pena de se ter esperado demasiado.

Said with regret about waiting too long to begin.

Examples with “Quem me dera ter começado antes”

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  • Quem me dera ter começado antes, mas cá estou. — I wish I'd started earlier, but here I am.

  • Diz que quem lhe dera ter começado antes. — She says she wishes she'd started earlier.

  • Quem me dera ter começado antes, não aos quarenta. — I wish I'd started earlier, not at forty.

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