Jewish Quotations

"The borrower is the slave of the lender. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle 22:7)

"No man knows what is in his friend’s heart." ~~ Talmud, Pesachim

"Without Jerusalem, the Land of Israel is as a body without a soul." ~~ Elhanan L. Levinsky

"The Land of Israel needs a people and the people of Israel needs a Land." ~~ Israel Zangwill

"Words are the guide to acts: the mouth makes the first move." ~~ Leone Da Modena

"No billy-goat is made a gardener." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"A betrothed girl in Jerusalem does not need to adorn herself with the scent of incense. " ~~ Talmud, Yoma 39b

"Crime does not pay." ~~ Shevi’it 9:6

"The Lord gave more wit to women than to men." ~~ Talmud, Niddah

"If you forsake study for one day, it will forsake you for two." ~~ Talmud Yerushalmi, Berakhot

"Change is such hard work. " ~~ Billy Crystal

"If a poor man bakes a cake, any man that comes and snatches it from him is held wicked." ~~ Talmud, Kiddushin