a great city was besieged, and its inhabitants were called together to consider the best mended bricks as affording the best material for an effective resistance. a carpenter, with equal enthusiasm, proposed timber as a preferable method of defense. upon which a currier stood up and said, "sirs, i differ from you altogether: there is no material for resistance equal to a covering of hides; and nothing so good as leather."

every man for himself.

一座大城市被敌人围攻，市民们被号召起来思考脱困的办法。【博凡文轩】一个砖瓦匠说:“砖石是最坚固、有效的抵御材料。”木匠则说:“木材才是最适合的。”这时，一个皮革匠站起来说:“你们两位的建议我都不同意，我认为再没有什么东西是比皮革更恰当的防御材料了！”

人人为己。