Reference for Ketubot 206:2

אל תספדוני בעיירות: סבור מינה משום טרחא הוא דקאמר כיון דחזי דקספדי בכרכים וקאתו כולי עלמא אמרו שמע מינה משום יקרא הוא דקאמר

“Do not eulogize me in the smaller towns.” They thought he was saying this in order [to cause less] trouble. When they saw that they were eulogizing him in the large towns and everyone was gathering, they said, “Learn from this that he said this because of honor.”

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