Jewish Quotations

"Silence profits the wise and even more the fool." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"I have not lost faith in God. I have moments of anger and protest. Sometimes I’ve been closer to Him for that reason. " ~~ Elie Wiesel

"The intention is the foundation of the deed." ~~ Moses Ibn Ezra

"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"A child’s simple sense is a kind of wisdom." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"Do not reproach your neighbor with a fault which is also yours. " ~~ Talmud, Bava Metzia

"Let me listen to me and not to them." ~~ Gertrude Stein

"There is no worse pride than his who flaunts his modesty. " ~~ Jacob Klatzkin

"Look not on the jar but on its contents!" ~~ Avot 4:20

"Who is honored? He that honors mankind." ~~ Avot 4:1

"In the high spheres there are temples which may be opened only with song." ~~ Shneor Zalman

"If a man repent of his misdeeds, then revert to wrongdoing, it is no repentance." ~~ Pesikta Rabati