Great Throughts Treasury

"Bad habits are easier to abandon today than tomorrow."

"Every man knows that he must die, but no one believes it."

"Better ruined ten times than dead once."

"Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven."

"If only man were worthy of help as God is able to provide it."

"Little children disturb your sleep; big ones, your life."

"If God lived on earth, all his windows would be broken."

"Many people see things but few understand them."

"From fortune to misfortune is a small step, but from misfortune to fortune is a big step."

"If you can’t bite, don’t show your teeth."

"Old age, to the unlearned, is winter; to the learned, it is harvest time."

"Small children disturb your sleep; big children, your life."

"Ten enemies cannot hurt a man as much as he hurts himself."

"To learn the whole Talmud is a great accomplishment; to learn one good virtue is even greater."

"Too humble is half-proud."

"With money in your pocket, you are wise and handsome, and you sing well too."

"With your money in your pocket, you are wise and you are handsome and you sing well too."

"Trying to please is always costly."

"A bad penny always turns up."

"A bad penny never gets lost."

"A barking dog doesn't bite."

"A bad person is capable of doing anything bad (lit., what?s in the cards)."

"A bad peace is better than a good war."

"A bell rings because it's hollow."

"A black cat has run between them."

"A blow is forgotten; a spoken word lingers on."

"A black hen can lay a white egg too."

"A blow subsides, a word abides."

"A blow will heal but words you feel."

"A boil in his throat!"

"A broken spirit is hard to heal."

"A boil is fine as long as it?s under someone else?s arm."

"A chicken dinner is best when shared by two - me and the chicken."

"A buzzing in one?s (mind) head."

"A cat is more pious than he is."

"A child?s tears reach the heavens."

"A chip off the old block."

"A child?s wisdom is also wisdom."

"A crowd of people, and not one real person among them."

"A cow has a long tongue but can't say a blessing."

"A cow has a long tongue but has to keep quiet."

"A cow flew over the roof and laid an egg."

"A curse on my enemies."

"A curse is not a telegram: it doesn?t arrive as quickly."

"A curse on you!"

"A cute face doesn't make a good wife."

"A cutie-pie showing off her (new) dress."

"A dog is afraid of a stick, and a devil is afraid of tzitzit."

"A deaf man heard a mute tell how a blind man saw a cripple run."

"A dog is sometimes more faithful than a child."