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"The people are starving.' It is because those high up eat too much tax grain, this is why they are starving. 'The people are hard to govern.' It is because there is Working among those high up, this is why they are hard to govern. 'The people take death lightly.' It is because they pursue a lavish life, this is why they take death lightly. Simply: Those who do not Work at 'living' - these are better men than those who 'love life.'"
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 9