Jewish Quotations

"He who honors the Torah is honored by mankind." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:6

"Who is sated rejects honey, but to a hungry man all that is bitter tastes sweet." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:7

"Good deeds are done by good people. " ~~ Talmud, Qiddushin

"Who gives charity with a smile is truly a right-minded man." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"An intelligent man is like a robust oak, he rides over his misfortune." ~~ Yehuda Leib Gordon

"God loves those who do not insist upon their privileges." ~~ (adapted from) Talmud, Pesachim 113a

"The side that breaks a truce during a war will lose." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"Modesty is the noblest of all ornaments." ~~ Eleazar Rokeach

"A rich man may fall seven times and rise again, but the poor falls once only—and forever." ~~ Mishle Israel

"Do not humiliate a beggar: God is at his right hand." ~~ Shabetai Horowitz

"A man should eat slowly, properly, even if he eats alone." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav

"It’s no longer a question of staying healthy. It’s a question of finding a sickness you like. " ~~ Jackie Mason