Jewish Quotations

"Who hates the wise is banished from the world to come. " ~~ Derekh Eretz

"It is hard to raise sons; and much harder to raise daughters." ~~ Shalom Aleichem

"The righteous shall flourish like a palm-tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. " ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 92:12

"If your wife be chaste, why should you watch her? If she be not, you will watch her in vain." ~~ Mishle Yehoshua

"One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present. " ~~ Golda Meir

"Only the lesson which is enjoyed can be learned well." ~~ Judah HaNasi, Talmud

"Books are meant not to be shelved, but to be studied." ~~ Sefer Chassidim

"A woman watches a guest more grudgingly than a man. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"Freedom is the world of joy." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"A man must bless God for the evil, just as he blesses Him for the good." ~~ Berakhot 9:5

"What is the grossest form of neglect? If a man does not. . . devote every effort toward the education of his children." ~~ Apocrypha: Aristeas 24:8

"Whatever has not happened in a thousand years may happen the next moment." ~~ Ladino Proverb