The Jewish Wisdom Database

A fool's mouth is his ruin and his lips are a snare to himself.

A flattering mouth works havoc.

The name of the wicked will rot.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, a good reputation than silver and gold.

Who takes a wife late leaves orphans early.

The ways of Paradise are hard and the ways of Hell easy.

Who is slow to anger has great understanding, who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

With patience, a ruler may be won over.

Oil and perfume gladden the heart.

Who mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who rejoices at their calamity will not go unpunished.

A man is praised upon his entry according to his attire, upon his departure according to his wit.

Who keeps a commandment keeps his life.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A man's pride will bring him low.

Pleasant words are like honeycombs--- sweetness to soul and health to body.

Sayings of the wise are like a tonic wine, pleasure to the spirit and cure to the flesh.

Quarrel not with a man without reason, when he has done you no harm!

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife.

A man's wit can be judged better by his questions than by his answers.

Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate you. Rebuke a wise man and he will love you!

A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred flailings into a fool.

Better a public scolding than love unrevealed.

Who trusts in his riches shall fall.

A rich man has many friends.

Do not toil to acquire wealth, be wise enough to desist; when your eyes light upon it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings.