Jewish Quotations

"Just as one must respect the memory of one’s widow, so one must respect one’s divorcee. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"The Sabbath was delivered unto you, and not you unto the Sabbath." ~~ Talmud, Yoma 25b

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. " ~~ Abraham Joshua Heschel

"If you talk too much, you’ll say what you didn’t intend to." ~~ (adapted from) Proverbs (Mishle)

"It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and then not pay." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 5:4

"Education is an unfinished symphony." ~~ Aranne

"A curse? You should have a lot of money, but you should be the only one in your family with it." ~~ Ernst Lubitsch

"I must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when I shall be able to carry them out. " ~~ Anne Frank

"Just as the reward is great, so is the punishment." ~~ Tanchuma

"Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die! " ~~ Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu) 23:13

"Stand not in a place of danger. saying, “a miracle may happen to me!”" ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"Be the master good or bad, the servant is still a servant." ~~ Achad Ha’am