Jewish Proverbs

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

Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

A half-truth is a whole lie.

If you can’t go over, you must go under.

Do not meet troubles half-way.

Beware of the person who gives you advice according to his own interests.

Make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors.

When con men meet a legitimately honest man, they are so bewildered that they consider him a greater con man than themselves.

You don’t need intelligence to have luck, but you do need luck to have intelligence.

If charity cost nothing, the world would be full of philanthropists.