Proverbs and Quotes

If the rich could hire other people to die for them, the poor could make a wonderful living.
--Yiddish Proverb

The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks.
--Yiddish Proverb

What you don't see with your eyes, don't invent with your mouth.
--Yiddish proverb

A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.
--Yiddish Proverb

One old friend is better than two new ones.
--Yiddish Proverb

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.
--Jewish Proverb

A wise man hears one word and understands two.
--Yiddish Proverb

"Don't be so humble - you are not that great."
--Golda Meir (1898-1978) to a visiting diplomat

Pessimism is a luxury that a Jew can never allow himself.
--Golda Meir

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

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
--Albert Einstein

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
--Albert Einstein

You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.
--Yiddish proverb

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