Advantages of being Jewish

Jewish maxim There is no hardship in the world that is unsurpassable.

Ideas are like coins: the least valuable are the most popular.

Thought is the most precious gift.

Age does not make saints; it only makes old men.

Weight can be measured, intelligence has no estimate.

The paths to honor are many and varied.

Darkness in the mind must be dispelled by knowledge.

The heart is small, but it holds the world.

The teacher will be proud if the student has excelled.

Faith is a source of strength.

Character is like lines on a stone that no one can erase.

Too much learning makes a man old, but a family's wealth can return him to childhood.

There are three diseases of scholars: poverty, loneliness and scabies.

Proverbs come from wisdom, and wisdom comes from proverbs.

To be great, be small in advance.

One man's fall is another man's rise.

A man does not become wise by carrying a book around with him.

It takes three generations to raise an educated man.

What one person knows no one knows; what two know everyone knows.

Because of stubbornness, many have fallen from heaven to hell.

An experienced person is a minor prophet.

With knowledge you are not lost anywhere.

With patience all things will be possible.

Instead of being rewarded for a lie you should suffer for the truth.

It is better to be in hell with a wise man than in heaven with a fool.

There is grass in the garden even when it is clean, and no one is without fault.

There are times when a wise man does wrong.

Truth is attractive, but shy.

Truth doesn't die, but it lives like a wretch.

Truth can walk around naked, but lies have to wear clothes.

Only sorrow does not grow with time.

Those who make idols do not worship them.

Wisdom is neither inherited nor hereditary.

The greatest wisdom is graciousness and humility.

Calmness and gentleness are qualities of having wisdom.

Giving food to the poor is bound to be blessed.

The wise man hides his talents, the foolish man reveals his ignorance.

The wise man follows good advice, and the foolish man invites his own downfall.

Use wisdom in all things, and you will surely benefit.

The wise man is silent, the insightful man is calm.

Do not mistreat servants who work faithfully.

Those who are not easily angered are considered wise.

It is better to be poor and upright than rich and deceitful.

It is folly to rush to answer without first listening.

It is thought and not blood that makes a man noble.