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"Rejoice not when your enemy falls and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles! " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 24:17

"The sleeping cat doesn’t catch a rat." ~~ Abraham Ibn Ezra

"The way of the fool is right in his own eyes." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 12:15

"You cannot be a broom and remain clean." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"The merciful man does his own soul good." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:17

"The best minister is the human heart; the best teacher is time; the best book is the world; the best friend is God." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"One postponement leads to another. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"When God is with you, fear not foe!" ~~ Ladino Proverb

"The traveller who keeps on is bound to reach his destination." ~~ Mishle Chakhamim

"The tongue is the heart’s pen and the mind’s messenger. " ~~ Joseph Ibn Pakuda Bachya

"Unobtrusive influence has the greater value. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Memory cannot recall more than what was forgotten." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra