A nation is reflected in its proverbs.

Each nation has its own way and its own vision of the world, often expressed in folk art. That is why we are always interested in studying different cultures, so we can learn a lot from others.

Fabweb collected favorite proverbs and sayings, in which you can see a special Jewish charm.

1. Adam is lucky beggar because he had no mother in law;

2. If the problem can be solved by money, it’s not a problem, it is the costs;

3. The Lord gave people two ears and one mouth in order to listen more and talk less;

4. Let the Lord protect you from bad women, from very good save yourself!

5. Just a little drop of wine opens mystery inside;

6. God can not be everywhere at once -that is why he created mothers;

7. Do not be sweet — otherwise you will be eaten. Do not be bitter — otherwise you will be spit out;

8. All complain about the lack of money, but about the lack of mind — no one;

9. Beware of the goat in front, the horse — back, the fool — from all sides;

10. Guests and fishes after three days begin to smell slightly;

11. Only two people do not believe in your death, the first one is who loves you, and the second one is who hates;

12. Knowledge does not occupy much space;

13. Better a Jew without a beard than a beard without a Jew;

14. O Lord! Help me to stand on my feet, because I can fall by myself;

15. If life is not changing for the better, wait and it will change for the worse;

16. No matter how love is sweet, you can’t cook stewed fruits out of it;

17. When there is nothing to do, take up the great deeds;

18. Who has no children, educates them very well;

19. It is better to die from laughter than from fear;

20. Experience is a word that people use instead of their mistakes;

21. Gray hair is sign of old age, not of wisdom;

22. Getting old, one sees worse, but more;

23. A person should live at least out of curiosity;

24. When choosing between two evils, pessimist chooses both;

25. A deaf man heard that a dumb man was telling that the blind saw a lame man running very quickly;

26. God protects the poor, at least, from expensive sins;

27. If charity cost nothing, everybody would be philanthropists;

28. When a spinster gets married, she turns into a young wife;

29. Parents teach children to speak, children teach parents to keep silent;

30. Having money is not so good, as without them is bad;

31. Beard does not make goat rabbi;

32. From a distance, all people are not bad;

33. Maybe the eggs are much smarter than hens, but they become foul quickly;

34. Herring is enough for ten persons but chicken is almost for two;

35. There is not the horse yet on which you can catch up with your youth;

36. Men would do more if women talk less;

37. To keep silent well is more difficult than to say well;

38. A bad wife is worse than the rain: rain makes to enter the house but a bad wife makes to leave it;

39. The world will not disappear from a lot of humans but a lot of nonhumans.

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