TAO TE CHING 75
The reason why people suffer from hunger,
It is because of the high taxes imposed by governments…
In consequence the people suffer from hunger.
The reason why a people becomes ungovernable
It is because their rulers have their own reasons for acting…
This is why it is ungovernable.
The reason why people take life so lightly
It is because they seek life with great eagerness
Only those who do not act in order to live,
Only they are superior to those who value life.
Lao Tse