Jewish Quotations

"Wine in, secret out." ~~ Talmud, Eiruvin

"The inner history of a people is contained in its songs." ~~ Rabbi Adolph Jellinek

"Wisdom will go with a man withersoever he goes." ~~ Ma’alat Hamiddot

"For lack of wood the fire goes out, and, where no whisperer is, quarrelling ceases." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 26:20

"When I told my doctor I couldn’t afford an operation, he offered to touch-up my X-rays. " ~~ Henry Youngman

"The good deeds of parents are a happy augury for their children." ~~ Talmud, Sota

"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others." ~~ Hasidic Proverb

"Cherish forever what makes you unique, because you’re really a yawn if it goes. " ~~ Bette Midler

"Better healthy and poor than rich and poorly." ~~ Ben Sira 30:14

"Three keys are kept in God’s hands and never delivered to an angel: one of them is the key to rain." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit

"If a poor man comes to you in the morning, give him alms, and if in the evening, give him again! " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Shame not the old: we shall all be numbered among them." ~~ Ben Sira 8:6