A wise son makes a glad ...

A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.
 Solomon

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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

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Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.
 Solomon
Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism will suddenly be broken beyond repair.
 Solomon
The desire, which is accomplished, is sweet to the soul.
 Solomon
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.
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And also to the alien, who is not of Thy people Israel, but comes from a distant land on account of Thy fame; for hearing of Thy great name and Thy strong hand, and Thine outstretched arm, he comes to this house to pray... do Thou listen in the heavens, the place where Thou dwellest, and perform all that the alien begs of Thee, so that all the peoples of the earth may know Thy name, to fear Thee like Thine own people Israel, and to know that Thy name is proclaimed over this house that I have built.
 Solomon