Law must be understood as a social phenomenon, not merely as a set of abstract norms.
法律必须被理解为一种社会现象,而不仅仅是一套抽象规范。
【原文】子贡曰:“贫而无谄,富而无骄,何如?”子曰:“可也。未若贫而乐,富而好礼者也。”子贡曰:“《诗》云:‘如切如磋,如琢如磨’,其斯之谓与?”子曰:“赐也,始可与言《诗》已矣,告诸往而知来者。”【译文】子贡说:“贫穷却不阿谀奉承,富贵却不狂妄自大,怎么样?”孔子说:“可以了。(但是)不如贫穷而乐于道,富贵而谦虚好礼的好。”子贡说:“完善自身的修养,既像雕刻骨器,又像雕刻象牙;既像雕琢玉器,又像雕刻石头一样下功夫,恐怕说得就是这个道理吧?”孔子说:“子贡啊,现在可以与你谈诗了。提起学过的知识,你就知道将要学的知识,并有所发挥。”
金融危机往往是由恐慌驱动的自我实现预言。
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.