If somebody tells you you have ears like a donkey, pay no attention. But if two people tell you, buy yourself a saddle.

You see how it is, my dear friends. There's no pleasing everyone. It's hopeless to even try, and the more you play the peacemaker, the less peaceful things become.

I never turn down a drink. Among friends it’s always appropriate. A man is only a man as they say, but brandy is still brandy. You’ll find that in the Talmud too.

A kind word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats.

Barking dogs don't bite, but they themselves don't know it.

Playing nuts is a game like any other, neither better than tops, nor worse than cards. The game is played in various ways. There are 'holes' and 'bank' and 'caps.' But every game finishes up in the same way. One boy loses, another wins. And, as always, he who wins is a clever fellow, a smart fellow, a good fellow.

The worm in the radish doesn't think there is anything sweeter.