Jewish Proverb, Ancient Jewish Proverbs, Quotations and Sayings
A collection of some ancient and famous Jewish proverbs and sayings.
A mother understands what a child does not say. ~Jewish Proverb
If there is bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter. ~Jewish Proverb
You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money. ~Jewish Proverb
What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out. ~Jewish Proverb
A half-truth is a whole lie. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't sell the sun to buy a candle. ~Jewish Proverb
Pride joined with many virtues chokes them all. ~Jewish Proverb
The man who gives little with a smile gives more than the man who gives much with a frown. ~Jewish Proverb
As you teach, you learn. ~Jewish Proverb
Beware of the person who gives you advice according to his own interests. ~Jewish Proverb
Only love gives us the taste of eternity. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't live in a town where there are no doctors. ~Jewish Proverb
When you have no choice, mobilize the spirit of courage. ~Jewish Proverb
A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return. ~Jewish Proverb
What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house. ~Jewish Proverb
He who prays for his neighbor will be heard for himself. ~Jewish Proverb
Not to have felt pain is not to have been human. ~Jewish Proverb
If the rich could hire the poor to die for them, the poor would make a very nice living. ~Jewish Proverb
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows. ~Jewish Proverb
He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good. ~Jewish Proverb
First mend yourself, and then mend others. ~Jewish Proverb
Anyone who teases you loves you. ~Jewish Proverb
Do not be wise in words - be wise in deeds. ~Jewish Proverb
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. ~Jewish Proverb
Prepare your proof before you argue. ~Jewish Proverb
A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing. ~Jewish Proverb
A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master. ~Jewish Proverb
Among those who stand, do not sit; among those who sit, do not stand. Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't make a fence more expensive or more important than what it is fencing. ~Jewish Proverb
Teach your tongue to say "I don't know" instead of to make up something. ~Jewish Proverb
The good fellow to everyone is a good friend to no one. ~Jewish Proverb
Don't trust someone who tells you all of his troubles and keeps you from all of his joys. ~Jewish Proverb
Even the most expensive clock still shows sixty minutes in every hour. ~Jewish Proverb
God is closest to those with broken hearts. ~Jewish Proverb
Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors. ~Jewish Proverb
Hospitality is one form of worship. ~Jewish Proverb
I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet. ~Jewish Proverb
Let your ears hear what your mouth says. ~Jewish Proverb
If not for fear, sin would be sweet. ~Jewish Proverb
If you don't aspire to great things, you won't attain small things. ~Jewish Proverb
Sympathy doesn't provide food, but it makes hunger more endurable. ~Jewish Proverb
If you lie on the ground, you cannot fall. ~Jewish Proverb
Locks keep out only the honest. ~Jewish Proverb
When con men meet a legitimately honest man, they are so bewildered that they consider him a greater con man than themselves. ~Jewish Proverb
The rich man carries God in his pocket, the poor man in his heart. ~Jewish Proverb
Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family. ~Jewish Proverb
The righteous say little and do much. ~Jewish Proverb
Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands. ~Jewish Proverb
No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen. ~Jewish Proverb
One mother achieves more than a hundred teachers. ~Jewish Proverb
People make plans and God laughs. ~Jewish Proverb
Pride is the mask of one's own faults. ~Jewish Proverb
The person who only accepts friends without faults will never have any real friends. ~Jewish Proverb
Truth is the safest lie. ~Jewish Proverb
When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. ~Jewish Proverb
When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby. ~Jewish Proverb
When two divorced people marry, four people get into bed. ~Jewish Proverb
When you open a door, don't forget to close it. Treat your mouth accordingly. ~Jewish Proverb
Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure. ~Jewish Proverb
Your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has another friend -- so know when to keep quiet. ~Jewish Proverb
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