127 Jewish Proverbs
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"Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall"--but don't rush to pick his up, either.
2. ![A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird that you set free may be caught again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return.
3. ![A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
4. ![A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.
5. ![A good son-in-law is like the acquisition of a new son; a bad one is like the loss of your daughter.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A good son-in-law is like the acquisition of a new son; a bad one is like the loss of your daughter.
6. ![A half-truth is a whole lie.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A half-truth is a whole lie.
7. ![A mother understands what a child does not say.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A mother understands what a child does not say.
8. ![A person worries about the past, distresses about the present, and fears the future.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A person worries about the past, distresses about the present, and fears the future.
9. ![A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both.
10. ![A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A slave shows his true character, not while he is enslaved but when he becomes a master.
11. ![Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Against stupidity; God Himself is helpless.
12. ![All things grow with time -- except grief.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
All things grow with time -- except grief.
13. ![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.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.
14. ![Anyone who teases you loves you.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Anyone who teases you loves you.
15. ![As he thinks in his heart, so he is.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
As he thinks in his heart, so he is.
16. ![As you do, so will be done to you.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
As you do, so will be done to you.
17. ![As you teach, you learn.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
As you teach, you learn.
18. ![Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.
19. ![Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Be sure to send a lazy man for the angel of death.
20. ![Be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong.. Jewish Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Be the day weary or be the day long, at last it ringeth to evensong.
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