1. A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born.
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.