Great Throughts Treasury

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Hebrew Proverbs

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"Silence is a fence around wisdom."

"The best preacher is the heart; the best teacher, time; the best book, the world; the best friend, God."

"He that loves his neighbor has fulfilled the Law."

"He who falls and gets up gains a step."

"He who prays for his neighbor will be heard for himself."

"He who wins honor through his neighbor’s shame will never reach Paradise."

"Rivalry of scholars advances wisdom."

"The soldiers fight and the kings are heroes."

"When a needy person stands at your door God himself stands at his side."

"Good deeds are done by good people."

"If a clever man is angry, his wisdom quits him."

"Whoever falls and gets up gains a step."

"The thief, on the point of breaking into a house, calls on God for help."

"He who puts a friend to public shame is as guilty as a murderer."

"A basic rule of caution: Don't be overly cautious."

"A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return."

"A bird without heaven's consent cannot perish. How much more, then, man himself!"

"While overlooking every detail you might miss out the big picture."

"A beautiful ornament looks best on a beautiful woman."

"A black hen can lay a white egg."

"A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding."

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."

"A door once shut will not easily open again."

"A good friend is often better than a brother."

"A good son-in-law is like the acquisition of a new son; a bad one is like the loss of your daughter."

"A Court's decision* will pierce the mountain!"

"A guest who comes empty-handed does not deserve a warm welcome."

"A dream that goes without interpreting is as a letter that goes without reading."

"A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing."

"A hedge about one's wisdom is his silence."

"A Jew without a wife will not find peace in this life."

"A half-truth is a whole lie"

"A Jewish man just needs to look down if he doesn’t believe the voices in his head."

"A judge has naught on which to base his judgment, except that which has been laid before his eyes."

"A leader is not necessarily one who knows the way but one who thinks he knows the way."

"A little fire burns up a great deal of corn."

"A man has naught in this world, save four cubits."

"A little light repels much darkness."

"A liar's punishment: even when he tells the truth, people don't believe him."

"A loan is given with the intent of it being expendable."

"A man does not die with the half of his ambitions fulfilled."

"A man is known by his purse, by his drinking and by his anger."

"A man is motivated by his own interests, and no man incriminates himself."

"A man ought always to occupy himself in the words of the Law, and in the commandments, even if it were not for their own sake. For at length, he will do it for their own sake."

"A man is not always privileged to eat from two tables."

"A man runs into folly who loves too heartily."

"A man's heart tells him of his opportunities better than seven watchmen"

"A man's son is as an extension of his father."

"A man's intelligence is located in the tip of the pen."

"A man's emissary is as himself."