“Who is wise? One who learns from all.”
אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם
“The sun will set without thy assistance.”
“No labor, however humble, is dishonoring.”
גְּדוֹלָה מְלָאכָה שֶׁמְּכַבֶּדֶת אֶת בְּעָלֶיהָ
“The end result of wisdom is... good deeds.”
תַּכְלִית חָכְמָה — תְּשׁוּבָה וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים
“The burden is equal to the horse's strength.”
לְפוּם גַּמְלָא שִׁיחְנָא
“Who is a wise man? He who learns of all men.”
אֵיזֶהוּ חָכָם, הַלּוֹמֵד מִכָּל אָדָם
“The deeper the sorrow the less the tongue has it.”
“When you teach your son, you teach your son's son.”
שֶׁכׇּל הַמְלַמֵּד אֶת בְּנוֹ תּוֹרָה – מַעֲלֶה עָלָיו הַכָּתוּב כְּאִילּוּ לִמְּדוֹ לוֹ וְלִבְנוֹ וּלְבֶן בְּנוֹ
“Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.”
יֶצֶר הָרַע שֶׁרֹאשׁוֹ מָתוֹק וְסוֹפוֹ מַר
“A quotation at the right moment is like bread to the famished.”
“Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes.”
וֶהֱוֵי זָנָב לָאֲרָיוֹת, וְאַל תְּהִי רֹאשׁ לַשּׁוּעָלִים
“Fish die when they are out of water, and people die without law and order.”
מָה דָּגִים שֶׁבַּיָּם — כֵּיוָן שֶׁעוֹלִין לַיַּבָּשָׁה מִיָּד מֵתִים, אַף בְּנֵי אָדָם — כֵּיוָן שֶׁפּוֹרְשִׁין מִדִּבְרֵי תוֹרָה וּמִן הַמִּצְוֹת מִיָּד מֵתִים
“Thy friend has a friend, and thy friend's friend has a friend; be discreet.”
חַבְרָךְ חַבְרָא אִית לֵיהּ, וְחַבְרָא דְּחַבְרָךְ – חַבְרָא אִית לֵיהּ
“Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, grow, grow.”
אֵין לְךָ כָּל עֵשֶׂב וְעֵשֶׂב, שֶׁאֵין לוֹ מַזָּל בָּרָקִיעַ שֶׁמַּכֶּה אוֹתוֹ, וְאוֹמֵר לוֹ גְּדַל
“This is the punishment of a liar: he is not believed, even when he speaks the truth.”
כָּךְ עוֹנְשׁוֹ שֶׁל בַּדַּאי, שֶׁאֲפִילּוּ אָמַר אֱמֶת אֵין שׁוֹמְעִין לוֹ
“Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.”
“If one man says to thee, ''Thou art a donkey,'' pay no heed. If two speak thus, purchase a saddle.”
חַבְרָךְ קַרְיָיךְ ״חֲמָרָא״ – אוּכָּפָא לְגַבָּיךְ מוּשׁ
“A person will be called to account on Judgment Day for every permissible thing he might have enjoyed but did not.”
עָתִיד אָדָם לִיתֵּן דִּין וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן עַל כָּל מַה שֶׁרָאָת עֵינוֹ וְלֹא אָכַל
“Greater even than the pious man is he who eats that which is the fruit of his own toil; for scripture declares him twice-blessed.”
גָּדוֹל הַנֶּהֱנֶה מִיגִיעוֹ יוֹתֵר מִיְּרֵא שָׁמַיִם
“Everyone whose deeds are more than his wisdom, his wisdom endures; and everyone whose wisdom is more than his deeds, his wisdom does not endure.”
כָּל שֶׁמַּעֲשָׂיו מְרֻבִּין מֵחָכְמָתוֹ, חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת. וְכָל שֶׁחָכְמָתוֹ מְרֻבָּה מִמַּעֲשָׂיו, אֵין חָכְמָתוֹ מִתְקַיֶּמֶת
“Man has three friends on whose company he relies. First, wealth which goes with him only while good fortune lasts. Second, his relatives; they go only as far as the grave, leave him there. The third friend, his good deeds, go with him beyond the grave.”
שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲהוּבִים יֵשׁ לוֹ לָאָדָם בְּחַיָּיו, וְאֵלּוּ הֵן: בָּנָיו וּבְנֵי בֵיתוֹ וּמָמוֹנוֹ וּמַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים