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• He who would have others pity him must pity others. Yiddish Proverb
• If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water. Yiddish Proverb
• God made man because he loves stories. -- Yiddish saying
• A snake deserves no pity. Yiddish Proverb
• Truth is the safest lie. Yiddish Proverb
• I think I agree with the old lady who said if God had intended us to fly he would never have given us the railways.
  -- Michael Flande...
• A square with only three sides.
• In the old days, we had wooden ships ruled by iron men.
  Now we have steel ships and blockheads running them. -- Capt. D. Seymou...
• Worries go down better with soup. -- Yiddish proverb