Jewish Quotations

"Just as love blindfolds you and you see no faults, so hate blindfolds you and you see no virtues. " ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"Weep before God and laugh before people!" ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Dreams do not die if they bloomed once in the soul." ~~ Jacob Fichman

"What is the remedy for the evil inclination? Repentance!" ~~ Tanchuma

"A true Jew is distinguished by three characteristics: sympathy, modesty, benevolence." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 5:22

"A man who does not want to buy should not say to a vendor: “How much does this thing cost?”" ~~ Derekh Eretz

"Engage but little in business and busy yourself with the Torah!" ~~ Avot 4:10

"The word is the shadow of the deed." ~~ Leone Da Modena

"There is no sacrifice like heartbreak." ~~ Eleazar of Germiza

"No witness can become the judge." ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"One is not held responsible when in distress, for words uttered in grief. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"The worst dog gets the best bone." ~~ Isaac Leibush Peretz