《资治通鉴·汉纪·汉纪四十五》
施行严刑峻法，则人民感到暴虐，人民一旦感到暴虐，则改施宽大之政。用宽大和严厉两种手段互相补充，政局才能稳定。 
宽以济猛，猛以济宽，政是以和。 
To practice severe and harsh laws, then the people will feel that it is tyrannical; once the people feel that it is tyrannical, then change and practice lenient governance. Use leniency and severity to complement each other, only then can the political situation be stable. 