Above ground, I'll be eaten by the crows and kites; below ground, I'll be eaten by the ants and molecrickets. You rob the one of them to give to the other; how come you like them so much better?
Daoist philosopher
Conversation with disciples regarding burial, Zhuangzi (Chapter 18)
4th Century BCE
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