"One would not be jealous of one’s friend if one could be like him. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"A bird you set free you may catch again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Jealousy has a thousand eyes, yet none sees properly. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"If the wolf speaks of peace, gather in your flock at once!" ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Woe to him that toils all his life to comfort his heirs by his death!" ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Drunk but not of wine—that is a man in his youth." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"The more money, the richer; the more wit, the happier." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"There are men who travel far to look for something that they can find in their own homes. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Praise a woman’s beauty to her face and she will forgive all your sins!" ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"If your wife be chaste, why should you watch her? If she be not, you will watch her in vain." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"It is better to know well than to know much." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"A miser is a faithful watch-dog, guarding the wealth of his heirs." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua