Jewish Quotations

"All of the men on my staff can type." ~~ Bella Abzug

"The worse deceit is self-deceit." ~~ David Ben-Gurion

"Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 1:24

"A man’s ear belongs to himself; his tongue belongs to others." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"Give every man the benefit of the doubt." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 1:7

"Do not be joyful almong the mourners!" ~~ Mishle Agur

"A wifeless Jew has no peace in life." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"Even the best of doctors deserves Purgatory." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin

"Revere your teacher as you would heaven." ~~ Avot 4:12

"The blind cannot be a judge of color or the deaf of a song." ~~ Azariah De Rossi

"A pleasant home, a pleasant wife and pleasant furnishings enlarge a man’s mind. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Who is rich? The man with a wife of pleasant deeds. . .with contentment in his riches." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat