A word is worth one coin; silence is worth two.

A man does not hurt his finger unless it is decreed from above.

Excellent is wisdom when associated with an inheritance.

You must forgive those who transgress against you before you can look to forgiveness from Above.

God could not be everywhere, so therefore he made mothers.

Who is rich? He who rejoices in his portion.

Just as the larger fish in the sea swallow the smaller, so also is it with men. If not for the fear of government, the stronger would swallow the weaker.

Why was man created on the sixth day? To teach that if he is ever swrollen with pride, it can be said to him: A flea came ahead of thee in creation.

A sage is jealous of another sage, but not of one unlearned in his subject.

A scholar takes precedence over a king of Israel, for if a scholar dies, there is none to replace him; while if a king of Israel dies, all Israel are eligible for kingship.