Jewish Quotations

"Who is not happy in his lot is deemed a wretch." ~~ Ma’alat Hamiddot

"If a wolf comes to kill you, you are not bound to pat its back." ~~ Samuel Joseph Agnon

"What is the meaning of “you shall die and not live” (Second Kings 20:2)? You shall die in this world and not live in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"One Jew sins and all Jews suffer. " ~~ Leviticus (Vayikra) R.

"It is beyond man’s power to explain the prosperity of the wicked, or the troubles of the good." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 3:16

"A half-truth is a whole lie." ~~ Yochanan Tversky

"The portion of the Lord is his people." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 32:9

"Honor and shame are in the power of the tongue. " ~~ Ben Sira 5:15

"Rather death than dishonor." ~~ Toldot Yitzchak

"To break the barrel and keep its wine. [You cannot eat your cake and have it.]" ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra

"Dreams are like a microscope through which we look at the hidden occurrences in our soul." ~~ Erich Fromm

"Woe to him that builds mansions for the body and not for the soul." ~~ A. Hacohen