Jewish Quotations

"The host enters the house first and the guest follows, but the guest is the first to leave." ~~ Derekh Eretz R.

"Charity and loving-kindness intercede greatly and promote peace between Israel and their Father in Heaven." ~~ Eleazar b. Jose, Tosefta: Peah

"Who is a hero? The man that turns an enemy into a friend." ~~ Avot Derabbi Nathan

"Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers." ~~ Steven Spielberg

"A desire fulfilled is a tree of life. " ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 13:12

"Do not bargain when you are out of cash!" ~~ Talmud, Pessachim

"Have you ever heard of a son rejecting his mother beause he found a nicer one?" ~~ Achad Ha’am

"A faithless husband makes a faithless wife." ~~ Talmud, Sota 10a

"Idleness wreaks much mischief." ~~ Ben Sira 33:26

"Condemn no man and consider nothing impossible, for there is no man who does not have his hour." ~~ Sayings of the Fathers 4:6

"Marriages are made in heaven. " ~~ Genesis (Bereshit) R.

"On the Day of Atonement the Israelites are as ministering angels." ~~ Pirqe Derabbi Eliezer