Jewish Quotations

"To hold the rope at both ends… [Playing both ends against the middle] " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Wretched the creatures that see and know not what they see." ~~ Talmud, Chagigah

"You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. " ~~ George Burns

"Better an hour of repentance and good deeds in this world than a lifetime in the world to come." ~~ Avot 4:17

"Nowhere in the world can the Jew savor the taste of Homeland save in the Land of Israel." ~~ Aaron David Gordon

"My one regret in life is that I am not someone else. " ~~ Woody Allen

"Evil desire tempts Man in this world, then testifies against him in the world to come. " ~~ Talmud, Sukkah

"Land is the source of life and creation, of culture and true independence." ~~ David Ben-Gurion

"Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house. " ~~ Traditional Proverb

"When the nerves yell, the wit is silenced." ~~ Reuven Alcalay

"May God protect me from the half-wise and the half-healer." ~~ Mozne Tsedeq

"What is the true national education? That which makes children absorb the national spirit unconsciously." ~~ Achad Ha’am