傑克倫敦詩

寧化飛灰不作塵，寧投烈火願無淪，不隨朽木默然腐，自是流星光耀真。
I would rather be ashes than dust, I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze, Than I should be stifled in dry rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, With every atom of me in magnificent glow, Than a sleepy and permanent planet。
寧化飛灰，不作浮塵。寧投熊熊烈火，光盡而滅；不伴寂寂朽木，默默同腐。寧為耀目流星，迸發萬丈光芒；不羨永恆星體，悠悠沉睡終古。