《梁书·列传·卷四十四》
萧方等临行时，对自己亲近的朋友说： 我这次出征。定死无疑；死得其所，我怎么会吝惜生命。 
方等临行，谓所亲曰： 吾此段出征，必死无二；死而获所，吾岂爱生。 
Before leaving, Xiao Fang said to his close friends: "I will definitely die in this expedition; I will die for a cause, so why should I be stingy with my life?"