Jewish Quotations

"Ten enemies cannot do a man the harm that he can do himself." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"The soul is the Lord’s candle." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 20:27

"A single fool may ask questions which even a thousand Sages cannot answer." ~~ Jacob Emden

"The more charity, the more peace. " ~~ Talmud, Pirke Avot

"Happy are we whose youth shamed not our old age!" ~~ Talmud, Sukkah

"There is no better physician for any sickness than time. " ~~ Moshe Hayim Luzzatto

"The study of Torah outweighs all sacrifices." ~~ Talmud, Menahot 110a

"A man must walk in the middle of the path and stray neither to this side nor that. [Choose the golden mean!]" ~~ Tosefta

"A woman feels shame more keenly than a man." ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"If a man means to kill you, stike first!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"Live as if you expect to live forever, but plan as if you expect to enter the hereafter tomorrow." ~~ Ibn Gabirol