Jewish Quotations

"A person must never open his mouth to Satan. [Guard your tongue!] " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Who walks with wise men becomes wise." ~~ Proverbs 13:20

"As, in water, face mirrors face, so the mind of man mirrors him." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:19

"Shame is an iron fence against sin." ~~ Orchot Tsadikim

"No physician can cure a prejudice, which is a blindness in the mind. " ~~ Traditional Proverb

"The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition. " ~~ Carl Sagan

"The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." ~~ Andrew S. Tanenbaum

"As you teach, you learn." ~~ Midrash Tehillim

"It is not enough for a man to know the truth, he should also know the ways that lead to the knowledge of it." ~~ T. Shapira

"David, King of Israel, lives on for ever!" ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"Who occupies himself with the needs of the community is as though he occupies himself with Torah." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakhot

"Only if a scholar is like a bed of spices, the perfume reaching others, will his learning be preserved." ~~ Eleazar b. Pedat