Wisdom Archives - Page 15 of 80

"To make an apt answer is joy to a man. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:23

"If you are jealous of your friend, he flourishes and you fall." ~~ Abuhav

"Advice and words will not fill an empty belly." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"Every tree will cast a shadow like unto itself." ~~ Isaac Abravanel

"Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it, you become its slave." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"A man may hide himself from his enemies, but not from his friends." ~~ Rashi

"The wise of heart will heed commandments." ~~ Proverbs (Mishile) 10:8

"The power of reasoning, with which God endowed man, makes man capable of perfection." ~~ Maimonides, Guide to the Perplexed 1:2

"If you have the money, your opinion is accepted." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"Every beginning is difficult." ~~ Mekhilta (Midrashic Proverb)

"Make it your rule not to ask for yourself more than others give you!" ~~ Samuel Joseph Agnon

"The truly wise man is as liberal with his wisdom as clouds are with the rains." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra