Even a pandit comes to grief by giving instruction to a foolish disciple, by maintaining a wicked wife, and by excessive familiarity with the miserable.

What is the use of having many sons if they cause grief and vexation?

In this world, whose family is there without blemish? Who is free from sickness and grief? Who is forever happy?

It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life.

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

The only thing hard to take about him is the grief he's been giving us about England winning the Ashes in cricket.