I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

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.

Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.