The Jewish Wisdom Database

More than man wishes to marry, woman wishes to wed.

If a man and wife are worthy, the Divine Presence is with them; if unworthy, fire consumes them.

The Messiah, son of David, will only come in a generation that is neither wholly righteous nor wholly wrong.

Whoever sees a place where miracles happened to Israel must say: Blessed be He Who worked wonders for our ancestors in this place!

One must not rely on miracles happening.

Stand not in a place of danger. saying, 'a miracle may happen to me!'

The man to whom a miracle happens is not aware of it himself.

Where a mistake has crept in, it stays.

Better to err than wittingly to sin.

Money drives its owner frantic.

Who has the cash in his hand has the upper hand.

Who wishes to become wise should study monetary laws.

A person must never open his mouth to Satan. [Guard your tongue!]

Pry not into what is hidden from you!

Happy he that grew up with a good name and departed this world with one.

For him that talks obscenely hell will be deepened.

Untutored old men---the older they get, the greater their folly; scholarly old men, the older they get, the steadier their mind.

As men age, their opinions change.

A man should always be in the habit of saying: Whatever God did, He did for the best.

It is all for the best.

For everything that the Lord created, He created its opposite: He made Heaven and He made Hell.

The dish of two partners is neither hot nor cold. [Too many cooks spoil the broth. A shared kettle never boils.]

Scholars multiply peace on earth.

A wifeless Jew has no peace in life.

In for a penny, in for a pound.