885 quotes found
“If you ask the hungry man how much is two and two he replies four loaves.”
“A good meal ought to begin with hunger.”
“A smiling face is half the meal.”
“There is no such thing as a pretty good omelette.”
“Fish to taste right must swim three times - in water in butter and in wine.”
“The poor schlemiel is a man who falls on his back and breaks his nose.”
“There is no chance for old fools.”
“A fool and his money are soon parted.”
“Who does not thank for little will not thank for much.”
“He is poor who does not feel content.”
“He who curbs his desires will always be rich enough.”
“Nothing will content him who is not content with a little.”
“Contentment is worth more than riches.”
“A sleeping fox counts hens in his dreams.”
“A hedge between keeps friendship green.”
“There are formalities between the closest of friends.”
“Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.”
“It is better in times of need to have a friend rather than money.”
“With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.”
“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”