2. It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.
3. Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.
4. Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death.
5. It is better to have wise people reprimand you than to have stupid people sing your praises.
6. When a fool laughs, it is like thorns crackling in a fire. It doesn't mean a thing.
7. You may be wise, but if you cheat someone, you are acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.
8. The end of anything is better than its beginning.Patience is better than pride.
9. Keep your temper under control; it is foolish to harbour a grudge.