Moreover, Taizong died after drinking an "elixir of eternal life." Yet it may be just as well. Health and longevity are desirable, but if a confused, dictatorial, or tyrannical ruler were to live 100 years, that would be a night-mare for the people and a disaster for the country.
健康、長壽固然可欲，但是一位昏庸、專恣、暴虐的統治者若是身強體壯、長命百歲，反是人民的夢魘，國家的災厄。