The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

摆脱诱惑的唯一方式就是屈服于它。