German & Jewish Proverbs
-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
-Old friends, like old wines, don’t lose their flavor. 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
-When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the German Ambassador, he said “If they want to see me, here I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them my suits.” Albert Einstein
-Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein
-The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax. 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
-I’m not afraid of dying – I just don’t want to be there when it happens! Woody Allen
-Imagination is more important than knowledge. Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton .
-Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. Albert Einstein
-We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein
-Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. Albert Einstein
-Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
