The Jewish Wisdom Database

You don't put the cat in charge of the cream.

When dogs howl, the Angel of Death is in town; when they play, the prophet Elijah is.

You should not train a dog unless it is fastened by a chain.

Who breeds an unruly dog in his house keeps kindness away.

The worst dog gets the best bone.

There is nobody as wise as a whipped dog.

A dog which is not in its home-town does not bark.

When an ox falls, his butchers are many. [When a man is down, his enemies multiply.]

The king of birds is the eagle.

If the eagle goes walking, he will be trodden on like any worm.

The elephant is frightened of the gnat.

Whoso casts a stone at a bird will frighten it away; and whoso abuses a friend will estrange affection.

Go to the ant, you sluggard, consider her ways and be wise!

Grasp not the horns of a powerful ox!

Man is likened unto a bird. A bird can fly upward and upward so long as it moves its wings.

Two dogs were bad friends. One day the wolf attacked one of them. Quoth the other: 'If I do not help him today, the wolf will destroy him and tomorrow attack me.' So they joined forces and killed the wolf.

A scholar who abandons study is like 'a bird that strays from the nest.'

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.

Not everyone who is not a wolf must be a lamb.

If the wolf speaks of peace, gather in your flock at once!

If a wolf comes to kill you, you are not bound to pat its back.

I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon than keep house with a wicked woman.

My favorite animal is steak.

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

One should not rear a vicious dog in one's home.