出自先秦《荀子·哀公》。鸟被逼得走投无路之时就会用嘴啄人,兽到困窘之时就会用爪抓人,人到穷困潦倒之时就会设计骗人。以鸟兽困窘之时的行为为喻,说明人到穷困潦倒之时便会放弃道德操守的原因。
On vacation go to the most remote place on your itinerary first, bypassing the cities. You‘ll maximize the shock of otherness in the remote, and then later you’ll welcome the familiar comforts of a city on the way back.