In pursuit of light and heat, people would rather give up their lives. Life is lovely. But a cold, lonely life is not as good as a vigorous death. --- Ba Jin

He was born as a hero, and died as a ghost. ——Li Qingzhao's "Summer Quatrains"

Beheading does not matter, as long as the principle is true. Kill Xia Minghan and the people who came after him. ——Xia Minghan

Life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness. ——Mencius "Fish I Want"