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| Jewish Proverb
"Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall"--but don't rush to pick his up, either.A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return. A half-truth is a whole lie.A mother understands what a child does not say. Among those who stand, do not sit; among those who sit, do not stand. Among those who laugh, do not weep; among those who weep, do not laugh.Anyone who teases you loves you.Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.Do not ask questions of fairy tales.Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side. Don't ask questions of fairy tales. Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest you be spewed out.Don't live in a town where there are no doctors. Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.God gives burdens also shoulders.He who puts up with insult invites injury.If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.If the rich could hire someone else to die for them, the poor would make a wonderful living.If you can't go over, you must go under.In a restaurant choose a table near a waiter.Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the family.Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out with your superiors.Never trust people who tell you all their troubles but keep from you all their joys.Never trust the man who tells you all his troubles but keeps from you all his joys.One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. Prepare your proof before you argue.Prepare your proof before you argue.Pride is the mask of one's own faults.The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby. With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too.With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too.You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money. |
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