译文：与其在生病后去求取药物，不如在生病前做好自我的预防。赏析：任何事都要提前谋划，防患未然，事到临头才不会手忙脚乱。平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚是没有用的。

When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavor to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.

美德比恶德更值得担忧，因为它的过度不受良心的调控。