The Jewish Wisdom Database

Every widower finds his world darkened.

A man whose first wife dies is as though the Temple was destroyed in his lifetime.

A pleasant home, a pleasant wife and pleasant furnishings enlarge a man's mind.

A graceful wife lends grace to her husband.

Who is rich? Who has a wife lovely in her deeds.

A wife is one's heart's delight.

A wicked wife is like leprosy to her husband.

A woman is worthier after she has become a mother than before.

If your wife is tiny, bend down and whisper for her counsel!

A husband should be at pains to treat his wife with respect (...not to hurt his wife's feelings).

A man who marries a second time remembers all his first wife did.

A wifeless man is not a man.

It is enough that our wives bring up our children and save us from sin.

A man should eat and drink less than he can afford to, dress as well and as much as he can afford to, and lavish more on his wife.

No man should betroth a woman, sight unseen.

Wine tops the list of all medicines.

Wine adds to the appetite.

Evidence refuted in part is refuted altogether.

Once a witness has given his evidence, he cannot change it.

Who bears false witness against his friend deserves to be thrown to the wolves.

No witness can become the judge.

What neither fire nor water can consume, false testimony can.

A woman feels shame more keenly than a man.

The Lord gave more wit to women than to men.

A woman suffers more from the jealousy of a friend than from the prick of a thorn.