More Jewish Proverbs

Ask the experienced rather than the learned... >>

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork... >>

He who respects his parents never dies... >>

Never write a letter while you are angry... >>

What you give you get, ten times over... >>

Other Proverbs

Don't shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.... (French) >>

Fools and bairns should never see half-done work.... (Spanish) >>

No man is quick enough to enjoy life to the full.... (Spanish) >>

A runaway monk never praises his monastery.... (Italian) >>

What the people believe is true... (Romanian) >>

When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other

- Jewish Proverb