The Mischief of Avarice

"The people suffer from famine by reason of exorbitant taxation. This is the cause of famine. The people are difficult to govern, because their superiors make so much ado. This is the reason of the difficulty. The people make light of death, because they seek to live in wealth. This is the reason of their making light of death. But only he who takes no measures whatever for life is above all this selfishness (is superior to him who highly esteems life)."