Proverbs and old sayings, page 1057

43574 proverbs and old sayings

Teach your tongue to say, 'i don't know, ' rather than invent something.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who instigates good deeds is greater than the one who performs them.

Proverbs and old sayings about deeds, good, good luck

If the dog barks, go in; if the bitch barks you had better stay outside.

Proverbs and old sayings

Men were born with bread in their hands women were born with empty hands.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Make not thy tail broader than thy wings. [Keep not too many attendants. ]

Proverbs and old sayings

He who gossips and he who listens to it deserve to be thrown to the dogs.

Proverbs and old sayings

The rabbi is just the man who knows the torah - he is not the torah itself.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Honor is greater than wealth; wealth is only an instrument to attain honor.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth

Slander slays three persons: the speaker, the spoken to, and the spoken of.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

A liar's punishment: even when he tells the truth, people don't believe him.

Proverbs and old sayings about punishment, truth, people

Tradition must be a springboard to the future, not an easy chair for resting.

Proverbs and old sayings about tradition, future

Which is a man's most desirable occupation? the one for which he is most fit.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

A pain that pricks the conscience is more effective than a lot of whiplashes.

Proverbs and old sayings about conscience, pain

Three things show a man's character: his drinking, his pocket, and his anger.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, character, anger, things, man

When two men quarrel, the one who yields first displays the nobler character.

Proverbs and old sayings about character, man

The sleep of the wicked people is a benefit for them and a boon to the world.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, world, people

Sometimes the position does not make the man, but the man makes the position.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

If you can't find peace within you, you'll labor in vain to find it elsewhere.

Proverbs and old sayings about peace

A people's legends reveal its character more clearly than its acts and events.

Proverbs and old sayings about events, character, people

These three are the marks of a Jew--a tender heart, self-respect, and charity.

Proverbs and old sayings about charity, self-control, respect, heart