鸟穷则啄,兽穷则攫,人穷则诈。
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。
The problem of the modern age is the problem of the individual's self-preservation in the face of the overwhelming power of the social mechanism.
"Wild things are made from human histories."
我不是男孩,但还不是男人。