Jewish Quotations

"The wastebasket is a writer’s best friend. " ~~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

"If you are twenty and still celibate, you will be thinking of sin all your days." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin

"A wifeless man exists without joy, without blessing or boon." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Yevamot

"A rich man is wise in his own eyes. " ~~ Proverbs 28:11

"The fool always jumps in front." ~~ Talmud, Megillah

"Not to teach your son to work is like teaching him to steal." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin 29a

"If you do not pity your friend, nobody will pity you." ~~ Tanchuma

"Silence is better than being wrong." ~~ Musar Hapilosophim

"A man with no sense deserves no pity." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin

"If your teacher is in town, go and learn from him! " ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) R.

"I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn’t like it. " ~~ Samuel Goldwyn

"Just as there is a key to a house, there is a key to every woman." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot