Jewish Quotations

"Three things drain a man’s health: worry, travel and sin." ~~ Talmud, Gittin 70a

"The history of the world is the judge of the world." ~~ H ermann Ullmann

"Everything follows the heart." ~~ Pesiqta Zotarth

"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli

"A fool’s tongue is his tragedy. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 18:7

"Can a woman forget her nursing child? Yes, even these may forget, but I will not forget you." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 49:14

"Never promise something to a child and not give it to him, because in that way he learns to lie." ~~ Talmud, Sukkah

"One must not rely on miracles happening." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"Every “why” invites a “because”." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"The world is governed not by morality, but by a hardened form of it, manners." ~~ Berthold Auerbach

"From a successful man even the devil runs away." ~~ T. Shapira

"God waits a long time, but he pays with interest in the end." ~~ Yiddish Proverb