使用插入语though lasting only a day，突出了时间短暂与态度骄傲之间的强烈对比。
“All things in the end are but dreams, enough, enough. Tomorrow’s yellow chrysanthemums will make even the butterflies grieve.” — Su Shi, “Nan Xiang Zi”
“The setting sun is infinitely beautiful, but alas, it is near twilight.” — Li Shangyin, “Le You Yuan”
“To shoot the rider, first shoot the horse; to capture the bandit, first capture the king.” — Du Fu, “Before Leaving the Frontier: Nine Poems”
“Outside the bamboo grove, a few peach blossoms bloom; the spring river warms, and ducks know it first.” — Su Shi, “Whitsun Evening Scene by Hui Chong”
“Men’s friendships depend on gold; if the gold is scarce, the bond is shallow.” — Zhang Wei, “Inscribed on the Wall of the Master of Chang’an”
“There will come a time when long winds break the waves; then I shall hoist my cloud-sail and cross the vast ocean.” — Li Bai, “On the Hard Road”
“If the sound of the qin resides in the instrument, why does it not sing when locked in its case?” — Su Shi, “Poem on the Qin”
“Observe widely, but take sparingly; accumulate deeply, but release sparingly.” — Su Shi, “On Farming: Sent to Zhang Hu”
“I do not know the true face of Mount Lu, only because I am within the mountain.” — Su Shi, “Inscribed on the West Wall of Xilin Temple”
“Do not laugh at the poor for boasting of wealth, or the rich for flaunting their status; in the end, we all become dry bones—what difference remains?” — Bai Juyi, “Letting Words Fly: Five Poems”
“The scholars of old spared no effort; their mastery, begun in youth, ripened only in old age.” — Lu You, “Reading in a Winter Night, Shown to My Son Yu”
“A pine tree, though thousand years old, will eventually decay; A hibiscus flower, though lasting only a day, blooms proudly in its moment.” — Bai Juyi, “Letting Words Fly: Five Poems”
“To test jade, one must burn it for three full days; to judge wood, one must wait seven years.” — Bai Juyi, “Letting Words Fly: Five Poems”
“Finding joy in this world is likewise fleeting; since ancient times, all things flow east like a river.” — Li Bai, “Dreaming of Climbing Mount Tianmu: A Farewell Poem”
“When life goes well, indulge in joy; do not let the golden cup face the moon in empty solitude.” — Li Bai, “Bring in the Wine”
“万事到头都是梦，休休。明日黄花蝶也愁。”——苏轼《南乡子》
“夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。”——李商隐《乐游原》
“射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。”——杜甫《前出塞九首》
“竹外桃花三两枝，春江水暖鸭先知。”——苏轼《惠崇春江晚景》
“世人结交须黄金，黄金不多交不深。”——张谓《题长安壁主人》
“长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。”——李白《行路难》
“若言琴上有琴声，放在匣中何不鸣？”——苏轼《琴诗》
“博观而约取，厚积而薄发”——苏轼《稼说送张琥》
“不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中。”——苏轼《题西林壁》
“莫笑贱贫夸富贵，共成枯骨两何如？”——白居易《放言五首》
“古人学问无遗力，少壮工夫老始成。”——陆游《冬夜读书示子聿》
“松树千年终是朽，槿花一日自为荣。”——白居易《放言五首》
“试玉要烧三日满，辨材须待七年期。”——白居易《放言五首》
“世间行乐亦如此，古来万事东流水。”——李白《梦游天姥吟留别》
“人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月。”——李白《将进酒》
"Life is one of the most fragile things in the world."
"Broken from the inside, it is life."
"A human life is like a lit lamp, destined eventually to go out"
"Human life is finite, but the legacy left behind is infinite."
"For oneself, life is merely a short candle, extinguished in an instant"