Jewish Quotations

"Through a proverb one delves deeply into things." ~~ Y. Eben Nachmias

"Three keys are in God’s hands, never delivered to an angel: one is of the resurrection of the dead." ~~ Talmud, Pessachim

"Death is the end of all troubles." ~~ Midbar Yehuda

"Do not dishonor the old: we shall all be numbered among them." ~~ Ben Sira

"When people praise you for virtues you have not, take heed and rejoice not!" ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"If two did not like to, one would not quarrel. [It takes two to make a quarrel.]" ~~ Beth Haotzar

"When a divorced man marries a divorced woman, there are four opinions in the marriage-bed." ~~ Talmud, Pessachim

"It is cruel not to forgive one who begs for forgiveness." ~~ Rashi

"What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man: that is the whole Law; all the rest is interpretation." ~~ Hillel

"Wine is the cause of a great deal, and so is childhood." ~~ Talmud, Sota

"Good deeds are better than wise sayings." ~~ Talmud, Pirke Avot

"A lack of accomplishment is the greatest suffering." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim