Jewish Quotations

"The language of man is not only a means to express ideas but in itself a creation. " ~~ Yosef Chaim Brenner

"If a man return evil for good, evil will not depart from his home. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 17:13

"The sick man who wants to eat is better than the healthy man who cannot bear food." ~~ Shmuel Hanagid

"The slanderer is like a snake that can only hurt and profits not." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Peah

"All men should rise when a sage passes." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin 33a

"When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli

"Who closes his ears to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard." ~~ Proverbs (Kohelet) 21:13

"Humor is just another defense against the universe. " ~~ Mel Brooks

"It is a duty to say what should be heard, and a duty not to say what should not be heard." ~~ Talmud, Yebamot 65b

"Who occupies himself with the Torah for its own sake finds his learning become his elixir of life." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit

"Wisdom came before the Torah." ~~ Midrash Mishle

"Prepare tasty dishes to each according to his taste; think not that what is sweet to your palate is sweet to your neighbor’s!" ~~ Mishle Assaf