Jewish Quotations

"In all love affairs there comes a moment when desire demands possession." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"I take my wife everywhere I go. She always finds her way back." ~~ Henny Youngman

"Who keeps quiet and does not call on his friends for help in trouble will be answerable for the consequences himself." ~~ Shmuel Hanagid

"We accept this word ‘Jew’, ostensibly a term of abuse, and shall turn it into a title." ~~ Theodore Herzl

"I have set you for a light of the nations. " ~~ Isaiah (Yesha”yahu) 42:6

"Only G-d can give us credit for the angry words we did not speak. " ~~ Rabbi Harold Kushner

"Middle age is when a man is warned to slow down by a doctor instead of a policeman." ~~ Sidney Brody

"The door which is not opened for a beggar will open for a doctor." ~~ Pesikta Rabati

"Ages employed in making history have no time for studying it." ~~ Solomon Schechter

"In the sweat of your brow you shall eat your bread. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 3:19

"Much wine is a trap to the fool, it weakens you and provokes injurious bickering." ~~ Ben Sira 31:30

"Sabbath has a flavor of Paradise about it." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot