Hebrew proverbs

A person is always responsible: if his act was accidental or intentional, whether he was awake or asleep.

Whoever welcomes his friend with a smile, it's as though he gave his friend the finest gifts in the world.

To do things wrong with best intentions is better than acting to the letter of the law with evil intentions.

Whoever teaches his son teaches not only his son but also his son's son, and so on to the end of generations.

Man is like a bird: a bird can fly higher and higher, but only if its wings continue to move without stopping.

If a man and his wife are deserving, god's presence is with them; if they are not deserving, fire consumes them.

There are three people whose lives are unworthy - the overly compassionate, the hot-tempered, and the hypercritical.

There are three things that attract: a house for its inhabitants, a woman for her spouse, and a bargain for a customer.

When swindlers meet a genuinely honest man, they're so astonished they regard him as a greater swindler than themselves.

There is no vice that does not occasionally have some benefit, and no virtue that at times is not hurtful to some people.

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