Laws are spider webs through which the big flies pass and the little ones get caught. Honoré de Balzac
These decrees of yours are no different from spiders' webs. They'll restrain anyone weak and insignificant who gets caught in them, but they'll be torn to shreds by people with power and wealth. Anacharsis
Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun. Clifford Geertz
Where the girls are there are no spider's webs. Catalan Proverb
When the webs of the spider join, they can trap a lion. Ethiopian Proverb
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. Amharic Proverb