IT IS a miserable state of mind, to have few things to desire, and many things to fear; and yet that commonly is the case of kings; who, being at the highest, want matter of desire, which makes their minds more languishing; and have many representations of perils and shadows, which makes their minds the less clear.

可欲之物寥寥，可惧之事众多，是一种悲惨的心境；而君王常处于这种境地：身居顶点，缺少追求，心神便愈加倦怠；危险与疑影又纷至沓来，使心智更难清明。