A slanderer kills three: himself, his listener, and the person who was slandered.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
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The loftier and more distant the ideal, the greater its power to lift up the soul.
Proverbs and old sayings about ideal, power, soul
With a good son-in-law you gain a son, with a bad one you lose your daughter, too.
Proverbs and old sayings about law, bad luck, bad, contentment, good, good luck
A person worries about the past, is upset about the present, and fears the future.
Proverbs and old sayings about present, future, past, people
In a community, your reputation matters. in a strange place, your clothing counts.
Proverbs and old sayings about prestige
Until your fortieth it is better to eat than to drink; afterwards it is vice versa.
Proverbs and old sayings about vice, drinking
Don't put your trust in princes, or the sons of men; there is no salvation in them.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
If your son-in-law is good, you gained a son. if he is bad, you've lost a daughter.
Proverbs and old sayings about law, bad luck, bad, contentment, good, good luck
Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but from the comments of his neighbors.
Proverbs and old sayings about judges, word, mother, man
There are people who deserve paradise for their thoughts, and hell for their deeds.
Proverbs and old sayings about paradise, deeds, hell, people
I learned much from my teachers, more from my friends, and the most from my pupils.
Proverbs and old sayings about teachers
If you receive pay, you cannot sit idle and if you sit idle, you cannot receive pay.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out.
Proverbs and old sayings about bitter, contentment
Three things have a flavor of the world to come: sabbath, the sun, and married love.
Proverbs and old sayings about sun, world, things, love
We must not appoint a leader over the community without first consulting the people.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
The punishment of a liar is that he is never believed, even when he speaks the truth.
Proverbs and old sayings about punishment, truth
A leader is not necessarily one who knows the way but one who thinks he knows the way.
Proverbs and old sayings
Three things are good in small doses and bad in big ones: yeast, salt, and hesitation.
Proverbs and old sayings about things, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
One man differs from another in three things: his voice, his appearance, and his mind.
Proverbs and old sayings about voice, mind, things, man
The wise man's nakedness is between his loins, and that of the fool between his cheeks.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
