Nothing more impairs authority than a too frequent and indiscreet use of it. If thunder itself was to be continual, it would excite no more terror than the noise of a mill.

• 没有什么比过于频繁或轻率地使用权威更有损权威的了。即使是雷声，如果轰鸣久已，也将如磨坊噪音一样，不引起任何惊恐。