People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.
同行很少聚在一起,即使是为了娱乐,谈话最终都会以反对公众的阴谋或提高价格的某种策划而结束。
The work of art is a cry in the night.
【译文】 孔子说:“君子心怀仁义,小人心怀财利。”
礼、义、廉、耻是维系国家的四项基本准则;如果这四项准则不能推行,国家就会灭亡。