Who is the wise man? He who sees what’s going to be born.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
Money is the answer for everything.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Knowledge is of more value than gold.
Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
A fool is wise in his own eyes.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
A soft answer breaks the rage, a tough answer encourage the fury.
Jealousy is cruel as a tomb, its embers are embers of fire.
Love is strong as the Death; jealousies are as cruel as the tomb...
That, who keeps his mouth, keeps his Soul.
I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but a foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
Better is the man of humble standing that works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
Have you beheld a man skillful in his work? Before kings is where he will station himself; he will not station himself before commonplace men.