Jewish Quotations

"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

"Better an easy death than a hard life." ~~ Yiddish Proverb

"A man should always be in the habit of saying: Whatever God did, He did for the best." ~~ Talmud, Berakhot

"How blindfolded are those who take bribes!" ~~ Talmud, Ketubot

"To fly away like a dream… " ~~ Job (Iyov) 20:8

"The prayer of the sick for himself will avail more than any other. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.