Jewish Quotations

"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

"Moses died. . .who, then, will not?" ~~ Piyut

"Don’t open a shop unless you know how to smile." ~~ Traditional Proverb

"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 16:18