一年春盡一年春,野草山花幾度新; 天曉不因鐘鼓動,月明非為夜行人。
──宋‧雲蓋智本
One spring ends, another spring will arrive,
How many times did wild grass and mountain flowers come alive? The dawn comes, not because of the bell’s chime;
The moon shines, not for the walkers in the nighttime.
- Song Dynasty, Yungai Zhiben