Jewish Quotations

"He who reproves men will get more thanks in the end than he who flatters them." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 28:23

"A man’s joy is greatest when his family is with him." ~~ Ephraim Luntshitz

"One lie begets another. " ~~ Shocher Tov

"The desire of the wise is to learn, and of fools to teach." ~~ Mishle Assaf

"Adam was the luckiest of men: he had no mother-in-law." ~~ Shalom Aleichem

"Guard the portals of your lips from her that lies in your bosom!" ~~ Micah (Mikha) 7:5

"When young I ate so that I could write; in old age I write so that I may eat." ~~ M. A. Ginsburg

"Wine cheers the heart of a man." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 104:15

"The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously. " ~~ Henry Kissinger

"Draw from the past, live in the present, work for the future!" ~~ Abraham Geiger

"The good translation is, to a certain extent, an artistic work more difficult than the original. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

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