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
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