1. A good reputation is better than precious perfume;likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
2. It is better to go to a funeralthan a feast.For death is the destiny of every person,and the living should take this to heart.
3. Sorrow is better than laughter,because sober reflection is good for the heart.
4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
5. It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wisethan to listen to the song of fools.
6. For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot,so is the laughter of the fool.This kind of folly also is useless.
7. Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool;likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
8. The end of a matter is better than its beginning;likewise, patience is better than pride.