【译文】你若忍住不说一句，就能平息别人的一次愤怒；你饶人一着，别人也会退让一步。
The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.
"A novel is a mirror carried along a high road. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road."