Jewish Quotations

"A great people cannot live without an ideal." ~~ Max Nordau

"Like father, like son." ~~ Rashi

"A wife is one’s heart’s delight." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy next to me." ~~ Woody Allen

"A table spread for the poor is an altar for the rich. " ~~ Targum Yerushalmi

"Retreat heralds defeat." ~~ Talmud, Sota

"Who steals from a thief goes unpunished. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Kamma

"Wherever you go, God goes with you. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) R.

"Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their parents. " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 24:16

"The science of medicine is authorized by God Himself." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 57b

"Happy is he who performs a good deed: for he may tip the scales for himself and the world." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin

"Silence means consent." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot