Proverbs about living and dying

Many people prefer to evade the subject of death. Sages, however, have insightful things to say about it. Some theme-appropriate proverbs:

It is a little thing to starve to death; it’s a serious matter to lose one’s virtue. —Chinese proverb

Only three things in life are certain—birth, death and change. —Arabic

The saddest thing is the death of the heart. —Chinese

Remedy

The remedy for dirt is soap and water; the remedy for dying is living. —Chinese

When death is near, neither a doctor nor medicine helps. —Sicilian

You take death and bad luck with you wherever you go. —Sicilian

Always being in a hurry doesn’t prevent death, neither does going slow prevent living. —Ibo

He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death. —Corsican

Meeting death is better than ignoring it. —Arabic

Ignorance is the death of the living. —Arabic

Death is a black camel that lies down at every door. Sooner or later, you must ride it! —Arabic