Jewish Quotations

"Judge every man charitably." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 1:6

"He who has not studied enough and teaches imperfect knowledge is to be treated as if he has sinned intentionally." ~~ Maimonides

"Repent the day before you die [which means every day, for who knows the day of his death]. " ~~ Rabbi Eliezer, Avot 2:10

"No power has ever won complete and absolute victory." ~~ Achad Ha’am

"A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on. " ~~ Samuel Goldwyn

"There are eight rungs in charity. The highest is when you help a man to help himself." ~~ Maimonides

"A man may die even without a doctor." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"Even the mundane talk of scholars needs study." ~~ Talmud, Avoda Zara

"It is not what a mother says of her daughter, but what the neighbors say, that matters." ~~ Shocher Tov

"There are three teachers: parents, instructors, and comrades." ~~ Sefer Hasidim

"My doctor gave me six months to live but when I couldn’t pay his bill gave me six months more. " ~~ Walter Matthau

"We must not appoint a leader over the community without first consulting the people. " ~~ Talmud Berakot 55a