I strove with none

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I strove with none

for none was worth my strife;

Nature I lov’d,

and next to Nature, Art;

I warm’d both hands before the fire of life;

It sinks,

and I am ready to depart.

我和谁都不争，和谁争我都不屑；

我爱大自然，其次就是艺术；

我双手烤着，生命之火取暖；

火萎了，我也准备走了。

——[英]兰德（杨绛 译）