When the young Larks told their mother this,
“Then,” said she, “it is time for us to be off. When a man takes up his business himself, instead of leaving it to others, you may be sure that he means to set to work in earnest.”
THE FLIES AND THE POT OF HONEY
A Pot of Honey was upset in the pantry, and the Flies crowded about to eat of it. It was so sticky that they could not get away. Their feet were held fast, so that they could not fly, and they began to choke to death.
“What wretches we are,” they cried, “to die just for a moment of pleasure!”
So it is that greediness is the cause of many evils.