Jewish Quotations

"The magic of first love is our ignorance that it could ever end." ~~ Isaac D’Israeli

"Modesty is a great thing, for Moses our Leader was endowed with it. " ~~ Midrash Gadol Ugdulah

"A man without grace is as a tale out of season." ~~ Ben Sira 20:14

"Money may not be had for bread, but it can be got for the doctor." ~~ Talmud, Chagigah

"One sinner destroys much good. " ~~ Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) 9:17

"The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending, then having the two as close together as possible. " ~~ George Burns

"Regard as enormous the little wrong you did to others, and as trifling the great wrong done to you." ~~ Talmud, Derek Eretz

"Charity knows neither race nor creed." ~~ Talmud, Gittin

"Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you find the real tinsel underneath. " ~~ Oscar Levant

"Poverty is not a disgrace, but it’s terribly inconvenient." ~~ Milton Berle

"Rather a poor man than a liar. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 19:22

"God is everywhere and everything." ~~ Abraham Dov Lebensohn