Jewish Quotations

"I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor. " ~~ Joan Rivers

"A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 15:13

"There is no greater worry than debt." ~~ No’am Hamiddot

"Anxiety in the heart weighs one down." ~~ Words of the Wise – 142

"Better ten small worries than one big worry." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"We must enhance the light, not fight the darkness." ~~ Aaron David Gordon

"Out of the mouths of children and drunkards one may discover the truth." ~~ Ladino Proverb

"The first virtue of wisdom is silence; the second hearing; the third memory; and the fourth action." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"Your elder brother should be respected like your father." ~~ Yemenite Proverb

"Who keeps a secret is a bosom friend." ~~ Ben Sira 31:2

"The more a man understands, the more is expected of him." ~~ The Chofetz Chaim

"Hate is like a channel made by water: it widens continually." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 7a