An animal's end is slaughter.
An imaginary ailment is worse than a disease.
An unkept promise leads to a bad life.
As the fat man gets thinner, the thin one is already dead.
As the sheep are shorn, the lambs shiver.
Attractiveness is better than beauty.
Before you start up a ladder, count the rungs.
Better a Jew without a beard than a beard without a Jew.
Better a slap from a wise man than a kiss from a fool.
Better a thief for a neighbor than an overzealous rabbi.
Better an honest slap in the face than an insincere kiss.
Better an ounce of happiness than a pound of gold.
Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold.
Better ruined ten times than dead once.
Better ten times ill than one time dead.
Better the best of the worst than the worst of the best.
Better to die upright than to live on your knees.
Better to hear curses than to be pitied.
Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.
By day they're ready to divorce, by night they're ready for bed.
Charm is more than beauty.
