Jewish Quotations

"Water will quench a flame and almsgiving atones for sins. " ~~ Ben Sira 3:30

"A father suffers for the troubles of his son." ~~ Midrash Sekhel Tov

"The senseless man pours contempt on his neighbor; but the intelligent man keeps silent." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 11:12

"If a man sanctifies himself a little, he will be sanctified much." ~~ Talmud, Yoma

"Let your words be simple, that they need no interpreting; and let their meaning be understood, that they need no proof." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"The establishment is made up of little men, very frightened." ~~ Bella Abzug

"I don’t want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their jobs. " ~~ Samuel Goldwyn

"No Jew, however learned and pious, may consider himself one whit better than a fellow Jew, however ignorant or irreligious." ~~ Simcha Bunim

"The history of the Jewish people is like an axis crossing the history of mankind from one of its poles to the other." ~~ Simon Dubnow

"Rebuke will be of no avail to the stiff-necked." ~~ Keli Yakar

"A man without a wife has no defense against temptation." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Yebamot 63a

"Who sees a well in his dream will see peace." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot