Quotes from Jewish proverb

The innkeeper loves the drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.

The poor schlemiel is a man who falls on his back and breaks his nose.

Good men need no recommendation and bad men it wouldn't help.

Truth is the safest lie.

An antisemite is a person who hates Jews more than is absolutely necessary.

Pride is the mask of one's own faults.

'For example' is not proof.

Sleep faster, we need the pillows.

Do not be wise in words — be wise in deeds.

What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth.

Don't be sweet, lest you be eaten up; don't be bitter, lest you be spewed out.

Worries go down better with soup.

What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.

When you have no choice mobilize the spirit of courage.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

Make sure to send a lazy man for the Angel of Death.

A friend you have to buy; enemies you get for nothing.

God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers.

You can't force anyone to love you or lend you money.

The innkeeper loves a drunkard, but not for a son-in-law.