Jewish Quotations

"One who guards his mouth and tongue, guards his soul from tribulations. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 21:23

"A childless man is as good as dead." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"It is human nature that a man cannot all of a sudden give up all he has grown used to." ~~ Rambam

"Jerusalem which is bound firmly together (Psalms [Tehillim] 122:3) binds the Jews one to the other. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Bava Kamma

"Lazy by nature but quick to advise." ~~ Ladino Proverb

"As the stars do not quarrel among themselves, so,too, with the righteous. " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) R.

"The more money, the richer; the more wit, the happier." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"The man who tills his land will have bread in plenty. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 28:19

"Put all other sufferings in one side of the scale, and poverty in the other, and poverty would be heavier." ~~ Midrash, Exodus R. 31:12

"Welcome everyone—with joy." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 1:15

"You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough." ~~ Joseph E. Levine

"Just as the mirror should be more polished than the gazer, so should the teacher be more brilliant than the pupil." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra