Jewish Quotations

"Whoever called it necking was a poor judge of anatomy. " ~~ Groucho Marx

"A scholar who fears not sin is as a craftsman without his tools." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan

"It is not good for Man to be alone. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 2:18

"Keep far from a lie!" ~~ Exodus (Shmot) 23:7

"God only created the evil urge to tempt men." ~~ Zohar

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Again will I build you…He that scattered Israel will gather and guard him as a shepherd his flock." ~~ Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu) 31:3,9

"Judaism is a nation and a creed at one and the same time." ~~ Joseph Klausner

"Gossipers start with praise and end with derogation." ~~ Midrash Tanchuma Shelah, 9

"Charity must be given in secret." ~~ Talmud: Sabbath

"Generations come and generations go, but contention lasts for ever." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"I have had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it. " ~~ Groucho Marx