Here you find those who "In their first life... did not know how to judge with moderation when it came to spending". (The Norton Anthology, p 1075). Dante tells his guide that for him greed is a sin, and even tells him that he could recognize a soul from the time he was still alive. His teacher responds with “their mediocre life that made them disgusting now makes it harder to tell them apart.” (The Norton Anthology, p 1075). This phrase is important because as Dante descends into the underworld, the soul becomes less and less easy to recognize. They have become so warped by the type of sin they have committed. Greedy souls can be interpreted as, today, in our modern times, those who are thieves. They are those who stole from others to quench their thirst for materialistic gains. They are the rich CEOs and businessmen who have worshiped money instead of living an ethical and honest life. Furthermore, in this circle of Hell, those who fought others, "the souls of those who conquered anger" (The Norton Anthology, p 1076). The importance of this lies in the fact that Dante saw thieves and violent men in the same category of sinners. For him, both types of sinners have no regard and respect for others. They are painful and both destructive. In Canto XI Dante explains how sins are grouped. He states that those who belong to the first circle of Hell are those who have three conditions: