Jewish Quotations

"Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few." ~~ Albert Einstein

"It is an honor for a man to cease from strife." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 20:3

"The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 7:8

"If we were all righteous, we would need no law of torts." ~~ Joseph Caspi

"God takes nothing from the world until He puts something else in its place." ~~ Midrash Hagadol

"When the time comes for an accounting of man’s deeds, it is too late to do anything about them." ~~ Midrash Genesis R. 84:12

"Who has no hope in his heart is doomed to death." ~~ Ze’ev Vladimir Jabotinsky

"Question a friend: perhaps he did not say what you think, or if he did, so that he will not say it again." ~~ Ben Sira

"The language of truth will endure for ever." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 12:19

"Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra." ~~ Fran Lebowitz

"When the president enters, all rise and none sits until he says: “Be seated!”" ~~ Talmud, Horayot

"Evil inclination is sweet at the start and bitter at the end. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Shabbat