Jewish Quotations

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"Tell not your secret to your friend, for sometimes a friend turns into a foe!" ~~ Sefer Hamusar

"It was forbidden to break the Sabbath, even when David, king of Israel, died." ~~ Tosefta

"When a man’s ways please Him, the Lord causes even his enemies to make peace with him. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 16:7

"The State binds and compels, religion teaches and persuades; the State gives laws, religion gives commandments." ~~ Moshe Mendelssohn

"Learning is the raising of character by the broadening of vision and the deeping of feeling." ~~ Mayer Sulzberger

"A man is always responsible, whether his act is intentional or inadvertent, whether he is awake or asleep." ~~ Bava Qamma 2:6

"When the soul is at peace, so will the body be." ~~ Arama

"You can tell a Jew by how he treats his children." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"Dreams are real. " ~~ Ecclesiastes R.

"Reading poetry in translation is like kissing a woman through a veil. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Who is a hero? The man that turns an enemy into a friend." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan