Jewish Quotations

"Who shames his friend in public is as one that sheds blood." ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"Who seeks to elevate his stature by donning a high paper hat or walking on stilts is but a clown. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens. " ~~ Benjamin Disraeli

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try. " ~~ Beverly Sills

"An emergency alters the situation." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"Most of the doings of Man in his waking are reflected in his slumbering thoughts." ~~ Aristeas

"Language is the key to the nation. " ~~ Chaim Nachman Bialik

"Look upon the rainbow and bless its Maker!" ~~ Ben Sira 43:11

"Our task today is harder than Moses’; he had only to deliver Israel from one Egypt, we must deliver it from many." ~~ Manachem Ussishkin

"God appeared unto Abram and said: “Unto thy seed will I give this land.” " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) 12:7

"A passage from Scripture can yield many meanings, just as a hammer splits one rock into many fragments." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 34a

"The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. " ~~ Sam Levenson