Famous quotes containing the words hebrew and/or proverbs:
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 26:5.
“But such is life, the silliest proverbs prove to be true, and when a man thinks, now it’s all right, it’s not all right by a long shot. Man proposes, God disposes, and there’s always that last straw to break the camel’s back.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)