This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
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"A dog without teeth also attacks a bone."
"A false coin always stays around."
"A fault-finder complains even that the bride is too beautiful."
"A dog without teeth is just not a dog."
"A drop of love can bring an ocean of tears."
"A fool doesn?t age and cold water doesn?t spoil."
"A fitting expression makes a good impression."
"A fool can ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in a year."
"A fool falls on his back and bruises his nose."
"A fool gives and the clever one takes."
"A fool remains a fool."
"A fool says what he knows, and a wise man knows what he says."
"A fool goes to the baths and forgets to wash his face."
"A fool grows without rain."
"A foolish rich man is still a lord."
"A friend you get for nothing; an enemy has to be bought."
"A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing."
"A friend remains a friend up to his pocket."
"A friend is not someone who wipes your tears; he?s someone who doesn?t make you cry."
"A frequent guest becomes a burden."
"A gentle word can even break a bone."
"A golden key opens all doors."
"A golden key will open every lock."
"A good daughter makes a good daughter-in-law."
"A good Jew doesn?t need a letter of recommendation; for a bad one, it would do no good."
"A good friend is often better than a brother."
"A great doctor is accompanied by a great angel."
"A good livelihood is a cure for all ills."
"A good person needs no recommendation; no recommendation can help a bad person."
"A guest is like the rain: when he persists, he is a nuisance."
"A half-fool is a very wise man."
"A guilty man is always self-conscious."
"A half-truth is a whole lie."
"A happy mommy and daddy, and an easy upbringing."
"A half-truth is a whole lie"
"A heavy purse makes a light-hearted spirit."
"A heavy heart talks a lot."
"A hint hits harder than the truth."
"A human being learns to speak early and to keep silent late."
"A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right."
"A homely girl hates the mirror."
"A hundred houses shall he have, in every house a hundred rooms and in every room twenty beds, and a delirious fever should drive him from bed to bed."
"A Jew is twenty-eight percent fear, two percent sugar, and seventy percent chutzpah."
"A liar must have a good memory."
"A leopard cannot change his spots (lit., a wolf loses his hair but not his nature)."
"A lazy person has to do a task twice."
"A kind word is better than charity."
"A liar never believes anyone else."
"A liar tells his story so often that he gets to believe it himself."
"A lie you must not tell; the truth you don?t have to tell."