Jewish Quotations

"Fathers are a crown to their sons and sons a crown to their sires. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"Who can ask for mercy for his friend, and does not, is a sinner." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"There is no man who has not his own pack of troubles." ~~ Shalom Aleichem

"Who suspects the upright will be smitten with bodily ill." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat

"When I die, if the word ‘thong’ appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I’ve screwed up." ~~ Albert Brooks

"To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don’t be. " ~~ Golda Meir

"Only the one who eats the dish knows how it tastes." ~~ Midrash Deuteronomy R.

"The most effective defense against temptation is this: Shut your eyes." ~~ Ibn Gabirol

"If one man sins, will You be wroth with all the congregation? " ~~ Numbers (Bamidbar) 16:22

"A lazy hand brings poverty; but the hand of the diligent brings wealth." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 12:24

"Living in the Land of Israel is worth all the other religious precepts put together." ~~ Sifre

"Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. " ~~ Woody Allen