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Jewish adages have ancient origins. The Biblical books Proverbs and Ecclesiastes are replete with sayings and adages that are attributed to King Solomon. The Mishnah’s Ethics of the Fathers contains numerous adages quoted from the sages.
The power of an adage lies in its ability to offer a new and surprising perspective on the most mundane, everyday things. An adage sheds new light on the existing reality and is based on age-old wisdom and generations of human experience.
