'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
I think it makes small difference to the dead, if they are buried in the tokens of luxury. All that is an empty glorification left for those who live.
Try first thyself, and after call in God; For to the worker God himself lends aid.
Bodies devoid of mind are as statues in the market place.
The wisest men follow their own direction.
Some wisdom you must learn from one who's wise