Jewish Quotations

"Who commits a sin and is ashamed of it is pardoned for all his sins." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Three things are good in a little measure and bad in large: yeast, salt, and hesitation." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 34a

"Surrounding yourself with dwarfs does not make you a giant." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it." ~~ Dianne Feinstein

"Every habit which becomes second nature creates a tradition." ~~ Shifman

"If God lived on earth, people would break his windows." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"You are a holy people unto the Lord your God." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 7:6

"None is more contemptible than the greedy man, for he will even sell his soul. " ~~ Ben Sira 10:11

"Faith is beyond intelligence and perception." ~~ Shneur Zalman, Tanya

"Anxiety kills even the most heroic of heroes." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"Anyone on whom misfortune falls imagines that the whole world is in darkness." ~~ Isaac Abravanel

"The Law is illumination." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 6:23