Jewish Quotations

"Man was given two ears and one tongue, so that he may listen more than speak." ~~ Hasdai, Ben ha-Melekh ve-ha-Nazir

"Not everything is lost if its memory still lingers in my heart." ~~ Ya’acob Fichman

"Make books your friends!" ~~ Yehuda Ben Tibbon

"A man’s heart changes his countenance for good or evil." ~~ Ben Sira 13:25

"Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air. " ~~ Jack Benny

"Everybody likes a kidder but nobody loans him money. " ~~ Arthur Miller

"He who has not studied enough and teaches imperfect knowledge is to be treated as if he has sinned intentionally." ~~ Maimonides

"When they are in trouble, the wicked repent; once the trouble is over, they return to their evil ways." ~~ Midrash Tanhuma, Exodus

"I was so self-conscious, every time football players went into a huddle, I thought they were talking about me." ~~ Jackie Mason

"No power has ever won complete and absolute victory." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish." ~~ Albert Einstein

"Who consorts with the unclean becomes himself unclean; who consorts with clean is cleansed. " ~~ Kelim 12:12