社会、法律和政治

1. 社会与政治

社会与政治

happy is the country which has no history · my country right or wrong · a language is a dialect with an army and navy · we are all adam's children but silk makes the difference

2. Unity

unity is strength · united we stand divided we fall · when spider webs unite they can tie up a lion · voice of the people is the voice of god

3. Justice

justice is blind · first come first served · mills of the gods grind slowly but they grind fine · no one should be judge in his own cause

4. Injustice

desert and reward seldom keep company · gods send nuts to those who have no teeth · laws catch flies but let hornets go free · one law for the rich and another for the poor

5. 法律与惩罚

法律与惩罚

i might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb · kill the chicken to scare the monkey · necessity knows no law · rules are made to be broken

6. 权威与领导力

权威与领导力

it is easy to find a thousand soldiers but hard to find a good general · an army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep · when the cat is away · in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king

7. Power

absolute power corrupts absolutely · providence is always on the side of the big battalions · rich man's joke is always funny · might is right

8. 海关与社会遵从性

海关与社会遵从性

a bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept · custom is the plague of wise men and the idol of fools · so many countries so many customs · custom is the guide of the ignorant