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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his lifetime.

The end of a ship is drowning

The end for a kiln is burning
The end of a feast is frowning
The end of a man's health -is mourning

O come, O come, Emanuel

O come, O come, Emanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice, rejoice! Emanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own...

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own...

Coventry Carol

Lullay, Thou little tiny Child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.
By, by, lully, lullay.

O sisters, too, how may we do,
For to preserve this day;
This poor Youngling for whom we sing,
By, by,...

It's better to flee danger and be laughed at than to face danger and be mourned.

When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies.

When you die, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will end in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until the day she dies.

You only understand the joys of parenthood when you have your first child, you only understand the mystery of death when in mourning.

The only thing that was missing at the rich man's funeral was mourners.

The most beautiful laughter comes from the mouth of a mourner.

They attend a funeral robed in white, and a wedding in mourning.