He swears from time to time to <br />Begin a better life <br />Whenever though the night comes <br />With its own counsellings, <br />With its own compromises <br />And its own undertakings; <br />But whenever the night comes <br />With its own domination, <br />Of the body that wills and wants, to that same <br />Fatal enjoyment, lost, he goes again.<br /><br />Constantine P. Cavafy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/he-swears/