If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two

Quote by Hebrew Proverb

Topics: Silence Quotes, Words Quotes

Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son's son, and...

Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son's son, and...

Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence

Opinions founded on prejudice are always sustained with the greatest violence

Judge not thy neighbor until thou art come into his place

Judge not thy neighbor until thou art come into his place

Promise little and do much

Promise little and do much

While most peoples' opinions change, the conviction of their correctness never does

While most peoples' opinions change, the conviction of their correctness never does

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Pride is the mask we make of our faults

Who is the bravest hero? He who turns his enemy into a friend

Who is the bravest hero? He who turns his enemy into a friend

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Poverty is a wonderful thing. It sticks to a man after all his friends have...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of...

Many words are poverty.

Many words are poverty.

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

When you subsidise poverty and failure, you get more of both

Thrift shop popularity parallels increased poverty.

Thrift shop popularity parallels increased poverty.

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money...

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money...

The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty

The chief problem of low-income farmers is poverty

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer from poor people in rich countries to...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

Poverty is no disgrace to a man, but it is confoundedly inconvenient

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his...

A poor man is shunned by all his relatives - how much more do his...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...