Jewish Quotations

"Woe to him that toils all his life to comfort his heirs by his death!" ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"The humble shall inherit the earth." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 37:11

"Without family life no nation can be made." ~~ Aaron David Gordon

"Who prays in Jerusalem is as one praying before the Throne of Glory, for the Gate of Heaven is there." ~~ Pirke Derabbi Eliezer

"Everything can be imitated, except truth; for imitated truth is no longer truth." ~~ The Kotzker Rabbi

"Constant dripping wears away a stone. " ~~ Job (Iyov) 14:19

"It is no challenge to die like a Jew; the true challenge is to live like a Jew." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim

"Your best friend is the one who is a friend without expecting anything." ~~ Leone Da Modena

"Weep for the mourners and not for the dead, for he is gone to his rest and we are left to lament." ~~ Talmud, Mo’ed Qatan

"Never go to bed mad – Stay up and fight. " ~~ Phyllis Diller

"Say not: when I have leisure I will study, lest you may not have it!" ~~ Avot 2:4

"If you cannot find peace within yourself, it profits not to seek it elsewhere. " ~~ S. Hurvitz