Jewish Quotations

"A penny saved is better than a pound earned." ~~ David Einhorn

"There is no greater hatred than a woman’s. [Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.]" ~~ Ben Sira 25:28

"There’s a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. " ~~ Oscar Levant

"Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater. " ~~ Albert Einstein

"Pray for political stability, for if not for fear of the government men would swallow each other alive." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers, 3:1

"When you add to the truth, you subtract from it." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin 29a

"All dishes need salt, but not all need spices." ~~ Talmud, Beitza

"Evil does not prevail until it is given power." ~~ Rabbi El’azar in The Zohar

"My son, answer not before you hear, nor speak in the midst of converse!" ~~ Ben Sira 11:8

"The man who cannot survive bad times will not see good times." ~~ Hasidic Proverb

"A woman suffers more from the jealousy of a friend than from the prick of a thorn." ~~ Talmud, Yevamot

"Your talk on the Sabbath should not be like your talk on a weekday." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat