If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear th