Young or strong, it matters not, the unforeseen is Death. That you have escaped it until to-day is a miracle, for which to be thankful.

It does not matter how young or strong you may be, the hour of death comes sooner than you expect. It is an extraordinary miracle that you should have escaped to this day; do you suppose you have even the briefest respite in which to relax? (tr. Keene, 1967) | Quoted in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ("Japanese Aesthetics"). Quoted in Kōji Nakano, 「閑」のある生き方 (2003) p. 14: 若きにもよらず、強きにもよらず、思ひ懸けぬは死期なり。今日まで遁れ来にけるは、ありがたき不思議なり。