Jewish Quotations

"Riches are kept by their owner to his own hurt." ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 5:12

"There are words like lofty mountains, and words like yawning gulfs. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Who is called wise? He that knows his own shortcomings." ~~ Omer Hashikhcha

"Straightforwardness dispels hatred." ~~ Tsavaat Gad

"When God sneezed, I didn’t know what to say." ~~ Henny Youngman

"Just as faith, in its highest sense, is what unites people, so religion is what divides them. " ~~ Chayot

"True love is like a man climbing a ladder set upon the earth and its top reaches to heaven." ~~ Shalom of Belz

"A golden key opens all gates." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"To a hungry man everything bitter is sweet. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:7

"No labor, however humble, dishonors a man." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim 49b

"Legends charm the heart." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"Tell not your dream unto your enemy!" ~~ Musar Haskel