Great Throughts Treasury

"An example is no proof."

"An imaginary illness is worse than a real one."

"An ounce of luck is worth more than a pound of gold."

"An ox has a long tongue but can't blow a shofar."

"Anger is like a thorn in the heart."

"Another man?s disease is not hard to endure."

"Anger and rage turn a man into a beast."

"An unlucky person is a dead person."

"Animals have long tongues but can?t speak; men have short tongues and shouldn?t speak."

"Another man?s tidbit smells sweet."

"Another?s cloak does not keep you warm."

"Are you starting up again?"

"As long as a man lives, the entire world is too small for him; after death, the grave is big enough."

"Anything in excess is unhealthy."

"As long as one limb stirs, one does not think of the grave."

"As long as you understand your foolishness, you are smart."

"As many years as he?s walked on his feet, let him walk on his hands, and for the rest of the time he should crawl along on his ass."

"As pretty as the moon."

"As the wallet grows, so do the needs."

"As the years go by, the teeth and the memory grow weaker."

"As one is at seven, so is he at seventy."

"As you make your bed, so will you sleep in it."

"Ask advice from everyone, but act with your own mind."

"At first you can't stop looking at each other, later you can't look each other in the eye."

"Bad temper and anger shorten the years."

"At night all cows are black."

"Bad fortune follows the poor man."

"Bad fortune, where goest thou? To the poor man!"

"At a distance you fool others, close at hand just yourself."

"Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house."

"At the baths all are equal."

"At other people?s parties one eats heartily."

"Be careful, you got burned once already! (said to a divorc‚ who?s contemplating remarrying)"

"Be sure to stay healthy?you can kill yourself later."

"Beautiful as the seven worlds."

"Before you utter a word you are the master; afterwards you?re a fool."

"Beautiful is not what is beautiful, but what one likes."

"Being single has its advantages. (lit., alone, one?s soul is pure.)"

"Better a blow from a wise man than a kiss from a fool."

"Because the loaf of bread is round, therefore the ducks go barefoot."

"Being without money is always a mistake."

"Better a bad peace than a good war."

"Better a complete fool than half wise."

"Better a dog in peacetime than a soldier in war."

"Better a good enemy than a bad friend."

"Better a crooked foot than a crooked mind."

"Better a Jew without a beard than a beard without a Jew."

"Better a rich tenant than a poor landlord."

"Better a pain in your heart than shame before men."

"Better a steady dime than a rare dollar."