Jewish Quotations

"Without hope, all activity will come to a standstill and life be ended." ~~ Peretz Smolenskin

"Blessed be he that keeps the Law!" ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 29:18

"There is no hammer more powerful to beat on the hearts of men than the hard and bitter truth." ~~ Aaron David Gordon

"There is no remedy for a man who starts looking upon life with unrelieved pessimism." ~~ Moshe Leib Lilienblum

"Eat greens in peace, not meat in peril!" ~~ Shmuel Hanagid

"Faith is the essence of Torah." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"A man’s clothes are the index of his character." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"Hospitality to wayfarers is greater than welcoming the Shekina. " ~~ Talmud, Sabbath

"Manners provide the lubrication without which frictions would develop." ~~ Rabbi Edgar Magnin

"The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it." ~~ Roseanne Barr

"The greater your need, the nearer is God." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"In teaching, do not favor the children of the rich—and teach the children of the poor without compensation." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 24B