Jewish Quotations

"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

"A good name is more desirable than great riches, a good reputation than silver and gold. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 22:1

"When a man is at ease, so is his mind." ~~ Rashi

"Whoever gives the poor money is blessed sixfold; whoever does it with a kind word is blessed sevenfold. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Batra