Great Throughts Treasury

"Hospitality is one form of worship."

"Hit the iron while it's hot."

"Honor is greater than wealth; wealth is only an instrument to attain honor."

"I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders."

"I was young, now I'm old, and I did not see a righteous man forsaken and his children begging for bread."

"I learned much from my teachers, more from my friends, and the most from my pupils."

"Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness."

"I do not want a shoe larger than my foot."

"I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet."

"If a man and his wife are deserving, G-d's presence is with them; if they are not deserving, fire consumes them."

"If a girl can't dance, she says the musicians can't play."

"Ideas are something that usually comes like fireman- too late."

"If a farmer becomes a king, he will still carry a basket on his back."

"If a word is worth a stater, silence is worth two."

"If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two"

"If charity cost nothing, the world would be full of philanthropists."

"If everyone cleaned his own doorstep, all the streets would be clean."

"If a person is fated to drown, he'll lose his life even in a teaspoon of water."

"If I knew G-d, I would be G-d."

"If any man says to you, ' There is worldly wisdom to be found among the gentiles,' believe him. But if he says to you, ' The Divine Law (Torah) is to be found among the gentiles,' do not believe him."

"If he were twice as smart, he'd be an idiot!"

"If I am not for myself, who will be? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now,"

"If G-d lived on earth, people would break his windows."

"If it's meat that needs preserving], then salt it! If it's money [that needs preserving], then stand in want of it!"

"If lending were a good idea, then the husband would lend out his wife."

"If its time has passed, so too its sacrifice."

"If not for fear, sin would be sweet."

"If there is bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter."

"If one tries to achieve too many goals at once, he'll achieve none or few of them."

"If you are born an ass, you will die one."

"If over the things which concern himself he is not faithful, how then can he be faithful over what concerns others?"

"If the rich could hire the poor to die for them, the poor would make a very nice living."

"If you can't find peace within you, you'll labor in vain to find it elsewhere."

"If you can't go over, you must go under."

"If you always fear misfortune, you'll miss out on happiness."

"If you do a person a favor, you'll be his superior; if he does one for you, his inferior; and if neither, you'll be his friend."

"If you do not honor your parents, your children will not honor you."

"If you don't aspire to great things, you won't attain small things."

"If you have the money, your opinion is accepted."

"If you have not seen for yourselves the lion, then come! Observe the place where he coucheth! If you have not yet seen King Solomon, then come! Observe the face of a good man who standeth before him!"

"If you have money, men think you are wise, handsome, and able to sing like a bird."

"If you invest a needle, you'll realize a needle."

"If you lie on the ground, you cannot fall."

"If you see your friend's ox or sheep straying, don't look the other way; return them to your friend."

"If you receive pay, you cannot sit idle. And if you sit idle, you cannot receive pay."

"If you sleep with dogs, you get up with fleas."

"If your hart is bitter, sugar in your mouth will not help"

"If you want to know what G-d thinks of money, look at the people he gives it to."

"If you steal from a thief, you also have a taste of it."

"If you want to give G-d a good laugh, tell Him your plans."