Jewish Quotations

"If you see a generation drowning in a sea of troubles, go forth and consider what the judges of Israel do!" ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"Wine is an unreliable messenger! I sent it down to my stomach, and it went up to my head!" ~~ Al-Harizi, Tahkemoni

"They have eyes but see not. " ~~ Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu) 5:21

"Food to a man is like oil to a lamp." ~~ Yehuda Ben Harosh

"You shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your needy brother, but…lend him sufficient for his need." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 15:7

"Books are pouches of wisdom embroidered with pearly words." ~~ Moshe Ben Ezra

"No man tells lies at death’s door." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Bava Qamma

"Words that come from the heart enter the heart." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Money is a good and handsome thing, it is men who have spoilt it. " ~~ Theodor Herzl

"Do not say: I will learn when I will have leisure; you may never have it." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 2:5

"The wise man will be silent till his time comes." ~~ Ben Sira 20:7

"Truth is burdensome, therefore are its bearers few." ~~ Meiri