安葬于西敏寺的英国国教主教的墓志铭：-----------------------我年少时，意气风发，踌躇满志，当时曾梦想要改变世界，但当我年事渐长，阅历增多，我发觉自己无力改变世界，于是我缩小了范围，决定改变我的国家。但这个目标还是太大了。接著我步入了中年，无奈之余，我将试图改变的对象锁定在最亲密的家人身上。但天不从人愿，他们个个还是维持原样。当我垂垂老矣，我终于顿悟了一些事：我应该先改变自己，用以身作则的方式影响家人。若我能先当家人的榜样，也许下一步就能改善我的国家，再后来我甚至可能改造整个世界，谁知道呢?
wheniwasyoungandfreeandmyimaginationhadnolimits,idreamedofchangingtheworld.asigrewolderandwiser,idiscoveredtheworldwouldnotchange,soishortenedmysightssomewhatanddecidedtochangeonlymycountry.butit,too,seemedimmovable.asigrewintomytwilightyears,inonelastdesperateattempt,isettledforchangingonlymyfamily,thoseclosesttome,butalas,theywouldhavenoneofit.andnow,asilieonmydeathbed,isuddenlyrealize:ifihadonlychangedmyselffirst,thenbyexampleiwouldhavechangedmyfamily.fromtheirinspirationandencouragement,iwouldthenhavebeenabletobettermycountry,andwhoknows,imayhaveevenchangedtheworld.
