Jewish classic sayings

1. A glass of clear water becomes filthy due to the presence of a drop of sewage; a glass of sewage will not become clear due to the presence of a drop of clear water.

2. There are three things in this world that others cannot take away: first, the food eaten in the stomach, second, the dream hidden in the heart, and third, the book read into the brain.

3. Horses are prone to stumble on soft soil, and people are prone to fall when being sweet-talked.

4. There is no distinction between tragedy and comedy in the world. If you can get out of tragedy, it is comedy. If you indulge in comedy, then it is tragedy.

5. If you don’t study, you will be just a postman after traveling thousands of miles.

6. Don’t be upset when your neighbor plays the piano at two o’clock in the night. Wake him up at four o’clock and tell him that you appreciate his playing.

7. If you just wait, all that will happen is that you will grow older.

8. A true friend is not someone who has endless things to talk about together, but someone who doesn’t feel awkward even if they don’t say a word.

9. Time is a master of healing trauma, but it is by no means a master of solving problems.

10. It is better to regret if you have done something than to regret if you miss something!

11. An expert archer who shoots with perfect accuracy will not be able to hit a hare if he shoots aimlessly.

12. It is man who wants to accomplish what he can, and it is God who wants to accomplish what he wishes.

13. Things in the world are very strange. The more people think it is impossible, the easier it is to do it.

14. The real great achievements in the world are all accomplished when others think it is impossible; in the process of human beings moving from the past to the future step by step, there is no impossible thing yet.

15. Success and failure are habits.

16. There are three things that hurt people: troubles, quarrels, and empty wallets, especially empty wallets.

17. When the devil wants to visit someone but cannot spare time, he will send wine as a representative. 18. Please give me suffering to test my faith in the Lord: Please give me suffering to distinguish me from ordinary people; Please give me adversity and let me succeed.

19. Don’t feel grievances against those who do evil, causing you to do evil.

20. Whatever you do, you should do it from your heart, as if you are doing it for the Creator, not for humans. 21. There are four standards by which people can be measured, namely money, wine, women, and attitude towards time. These four scales have one thing in common - they all have attractions, but you can't get addicted to them.

22. Our only wealth is wisdom. When others say that 1 plus 1 equals 2, you should think of greater than 2.

23. Make full use of all favorable conditions and give full play to your potential.

24. Don’t just think about creating the ocean, you must start with small rivers.

25. There are three things you cannot use too much. That is: yeast, salt, and hesitation for making bread.