Without civilization, we would not turn into animals, but vegetables.
If you have no power, talk about your influence. If you have power, talk about the constraints that hem you in.
Now that I see you understand me so well, I will avoid you.
Looking backward at what has been lost, I feel sad, then indifferent, and at last relieved.
Living too long exacts a painful price.
Wisdom knows when to return death's embrace.