| James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. | | | | Rabbi Ben Azai |
| | | Despise not any man, and do not spurn anything; for there is no man that has not his hour, nor is there anything that has not its place. | 1 |
| Give your tongue more holiday than your hands or eyes. | 2 |
| Go down the ladder when thou marriest a wife; go up when thou choosest a friend. | 3 |
| If a word be worth one shekel, silence is worth two. | 4 |
| If thou hast fear of those who command thee, spare those who obey thee. | 5 |
| There is no man that has not his hour, nor is there anything that has not its place. | 6 | | |
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