Jewish Quotations

"A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. " ~~ Milton Berle

"If you judge men by their beards and their girth, then goats are the wisest creatures on earth." ~~ Joseph Solomon Delmedigo

"A man speaks only what he ponders in his heart. " ~~ Elhanan L. Levinsky

"The golden key to Jewish education is the Hebrew language. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Once a man is appointed leader of a community, he must be deemed mightiest of the mighty. " ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"Whatever your host tells you, do. " ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"There is no treasure like friends." ~~ Mivchar Hapeninim

"Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither! [Gather ye rosebuds while ye may!]" ~~ Wisdom of Solomon 2:8

"Israel will not be redeemed until they are united all into a single grouping." ~~ Tanchuma

"The Jew, by virtue of his origin, will always belong to Judaism, even if he or his ancestors changed their faith." ~~ Moses Hess

"One should respect one’s father-in-law like one’s own father." ~~ Midrash Tehillim

"Who tells his friend’s secret sheds blood." ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdula