13. Mathematics A general principle or rule that is assumed or that has been proven to hold between expressions. 14. A principle of organization, procedure, or technique: the laws of grammar; the laws of visual perspective.Idioms: a law unto (oneself) A totally independent operator: An exe...
Proof That the Law Is, Indeed, an Ass"Then the law is an ass," said Mr Bumble in Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist when he was told that the law considered his wife to act under his direction.Cape Times (South Africa)
the globe and for various – and obvious – reasons. But others exist for purposes that seem to make little or no sense whatsoever. Here's a list of weird and quirky wine laws that, to paraphrase Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist, shows the law can be an ass when it comes to wine, ...
If you make yourself an ass, don’t complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺,马善被人骑。 Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. 赞扬好人会使其更好,赞扬坏人会使其更坏。 Guilty consciences make men cowards. 做贼心虚。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只学习不...
— Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Apple’s Bad Week Apple has had the worst of weeks when it comes to AI. Consider this commercial which the company was running incessantly last fall: In case you missed the fine print in the commercial, it reads: Apple Intelligence coming fall ...
Pickwick who said, “If the lay says that, sire, then the law’s an ass”? 随堂标点测验: 1. Henry said, “There is a phone call for you.” 2. “There is a phone call for you,” he said. 3. “There is,” said Henry, “a phone call for you.” 4. “There is a phone ...
Going (home) stealthily and unsteadily … like a dissipated cat —Charles Dickens Groped about like blind, cautious crabs —Ralph Ellison He [a dog] dumped himself like a bag of bones —Robert Frost He moved like a spring —Eudora Welty ...
The Law is an Ass When it comes to sex work, Charles Dickens was right: The law is an ass. And that is why the Global Commission was resolute in the need for change. Based on an exhaustive assessment of the latest evidence from around the world... SE Feki - 《World Policy Journal...
incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” Charles Dickens ...
The law is a ass, Dickens wrote. Not really. A close look at the statutes and rulings shows a method to the madnessAdam CohenWith reporting by Viveca Novak/Washington and Amanda Ripley/Tallahassee November 27, 2000 Web posted at: 5:47 p.m. EST (2247 GMT)When it became clear what ...