Jewish Quotations

"Man is endowed by nature with two eyes: one to see his neighbors’ virtues, the other to see his own faults." ~~ Hasidic Proverb

"When justice is not meted out on earth, it is meted out in heaven." ~~ Midrash, Tehillim

"A gift given in secret averts wrath." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 21:14

"Between careless shepherd and wolf, the lamb is lost." ~~ Tanchuma

"The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"No nation is redeemed of its troubles unless it redeems itself by its own powers." ~~ Moshe Glickson

"To be old is a glorious thing when one has not unlearned what it means to begin. " ~~ Martin Buber

"Who changes his place changes his luck." ~~ Talmud, Rosh Hashana

"As busy as a Jew on Friday…" ~~ Ladino Proverb

"You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play it better than anyone else. " ~~ Dianne Feinstein

"Even the Divine Presence is unimportant to an angry man." ~~ Talmud, Nedarim

"Hard as the world is to explain with the Almighty, it is harder yet without the Holy One. " ~~ Moses Montefiore