Jewish Quotations

"Everything comes from the woman—a good and worthy wife makes her husband righteous, and the opposite is also true. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"If your brother becomes poor, you shall maintain him." ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) 25:35

"Don’t be humble. You’re not that great." ~~ Golda Meir

"Peace means more than truth." ~~ Ya’akov Yosef Hacohen

"Valiant man, whose heart is like that of a lion! " ~~ Second Samuel (Shmuel 2) 17:10

"Dreams lift up fools." ~~ Apocrypha: Ben Sira

"Better overt war than covert peace." ~~ Shlomo Rubin

"Half repentance does not achieve even half its purpose." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"Each child brings his own blessing into the world." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"A miracle cannot prove that which is impossible; it is useful only as a confirmation of what is possible." ~~ Maimonides

"Poverty in a home is worse than fifty plagues. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra 116a

"How blindfold are those who lend at interest!" ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia