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== Wise Sayings == | |||
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{{Verse|1|}} | {{Verse|1|A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.}} | ||
{{Verse|2|}} | {{Verse|2|It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, since that is the end of all mankind, and the living should take it to heart.}} | ||
{{Verse|3|}} | {{Verse|3|Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.}} | ||
{{Verse|4|}} | {{Verse|4|The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.}} | ||
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{{Verse|1|}} | {{Verse|1|A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.}} | ||
{{Verse|2|}} | {{Verse|2|Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies—so the living should take this to heart.}} | ||
{{Verse|3|}} | {{Verse|3|Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.}} | ||
{{Verse|4|}} | {{Verse|4|A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.}} | ||
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{{Verse|1|}} | {{Verse|1|A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.}} | ||
{{Verse|2|}} | {{Verse|2|It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.}} | ||
{{Verse|3|}} | {{Verse|3|Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.}} | ||
{{Verse|4|}} | {{Verse|4|The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.}}} | ||
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{{Verse|1|}} | {{Verse|1|A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.}} | ||
{{Verse|2|}} | {{Verse|2|It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.}} | ||
{{Verse|3|}} | {{Verse|3|Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.}} | ||
{{Verse|4|}} | {{Verse|4|The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.}} | ||
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