Jewish Quotations

"Good sense makes a man slow to anger." ~~ Proverbs 19:11

"Bridge is a game that separates the men from the boys. It also separates husbands and wives. " ~~ George Burns

"As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz

"Whose heart is narrow has a broad tongue. " ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Every generation has its own needs and its own truths." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"Never put yourself in temptation’s path; for even King David could not resist it." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 107a

"Lord, let me know my end, and what the measure of my days, that I may know how frail I am!" ~~ Psalms/Tehillim 39:5

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it’s their fault. " ~~ Henry Kissinger

"When a sharp sword is at his throat, a man does not listen to sense or logic." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"Let the honor of your disciple be dear to you as your own! " ~~ Avot 4:12

"If a guest enters your home, ask him no quesitons of the Torah unless you know that he can answer! " ~~ Sefer Chassidim

"There is no smoke without fire. " ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakhot