41 Jewish Proverbs
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“A half-truth is a whole lie.”
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“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.”
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“Anyone who teases you loves you.”
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“Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.”
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“Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.”
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“Be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to
evensong.”
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“Do not ask questions of fairy tales.”
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“Do not make yourself so big, you are not so small.”
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“Do not meet troubles half-way.”
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“Don't be too sweet lest you be eaten up; don't be too bitter lest
you be spewed out.”
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“Don't live in a town where there are no doctors.”
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“Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.”
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“Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.”
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“Don't make a toil of pleasure.”
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“Don't open a shop unless you know how to smile.”
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“Don't pick a wasp out of a cream-jug.”
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“God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.”
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“God gives burdens also shoulders.”
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“He who puts up with insult invites injury.”
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“If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.”
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“If the rich could hire someone else to die for them, the poor
would make a wonderful living.”
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“If you can't go over, you must go under.”
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“In a restaurant choose a table near a waiter.”
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“Look for the good, not the evil, in the conduct of members of the
family.”
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“Make sure to be in with your equals if you're going to fall out
with your superiors.”
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