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"The reason the people are hungry is because those above levy so many taxes thus the people are hungry the reason the people are hard to rule is because those above are so forceful thus the people are hard to rule the reason people think little of death is because those above think so much of life thus the people think little of death meanwhile those who do nothing to live are more esteemed than those who love life"

Author

Lao Tzu

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English

"The reason the people are hungry is because those above levy so many taxes thus the people are hungry the reason the people are hard to rule is because those above are so forceful thus the people are hard to rule the reason people think little of death is because those above think so much of life thus the people think little of death meanwhile those who do nothing to live are more esteemed than those who love life"

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