Jewish Proverbs, Most Direct Quotes
If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
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The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks .
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
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A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.
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One old friend is better than two new ones.
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One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.
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A wise man hears one word and understands two.
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"Don't be so humble - you are not that great."
Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat
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Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
Golda Meir
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Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
Albert Einstein
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Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
Albert Einstein
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You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.
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I don't want to become immortal through my work. I want to become
Immortal through not dying.
Woody Allen
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton .
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein