The Jewish Wisdom Database

Live well. It is the greatest revenge.

Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger; a miracle may not save you...and if it does, it will be deducted from your share of luck or merit.

Experience is what we call the accumulation of our mistakes.

If you want to give God a good laugh, tell Him your plans.

If you want people to think you are wise, agree with them.

Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant.

A fool is his own informer.

Truth rests with God alone, and a little bit with me.

The door of success is marked 'push' and 'pull.' Achieving success is knowing when to do what.

Nobody tries to steal your troubles and nobody can take your good deeds.

In all love affairs there comes a moment when desire demands possession.

The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God.

The virtue of angels is that they cannot deteriorate; their flaw is that they cannot improve. Humanity's flaw is that we can deteriorate; but our virtue is that we can improve.

One who guards his mouth and tongue, guards his soul from tribulations.

If a student crams, his learning diminishes; and if he 'gathers little by little, it shall increase.'

Who gives to the poor shall not lack.

There is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.

He who closes his ear against the cry of the poor will himself one day call and not be heard.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

It is easier to have children than to raise them.

At five, your son is your master; at ten, your slave; at fifteen, your double; and after that, he is your friend or foe---depending on how you raised him.

Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.

False scales are an abomination to the Lord; but a just weight is His delight.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others.

He who reproves men will get more thanks in the end than he who flatters them.