Jewish Quotations

"Truth is burdensome, therefore are its bearers few." ~~ Meiri

"Exile atones for everything. Exile expiates sins." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"There is nothing new under the sun." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 1:9

"Always help the persecuted." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"A good man does his fellow a favor for no reason save that he is a good man." ~~ Zror Hamor

"The reward for attending a funeral is limitless." ~~ Talmud, Sota

"Troubles come quickly and go away slowly." ~~ Imre Binah

"The best way to gain happiness is not to look for it." ~~ Moses Montefiore

"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue. " ~~ Oscar Levant

"Cursed be the scholar who adorns not himself with the glory of Torah." ~~ Hai Gaon

"I can retract what I did not say, but I cannot retract what I already have said. " ~~ Solomon Ibn Gabriol

"We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer